Arafai Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Arafai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Arafai (17) may also be a first name.
Arafai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arafai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Arafai is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Arafai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Arafai is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Arafai is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Arafai are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Arafai is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 17 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Niger, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 3,198,670. In Niger it is mostly found in: Tahoua Region, where 83 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 17 percent live. Other than Niger it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 13 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arafai
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