Arafal Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Arafal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 88 | 1:884,334 | 41,843 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
Arafal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arafal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Arafal (Marathi: अराफाळ) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arafal? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,683,218th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname Arafal occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Arafal live; 75 percent live in West Asia and 75 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
Arafal is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 884,334. In Turkey Arafal is mostly concentrated in: Ankara Province, where 44 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 36 percent reside and Artvin Province, where 19 percent reside. Beside Turkey this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garafal | 92 | 19 | / |
| Harafal | 92 | 8 | / |
| Araffal | 92 | 7 | / |
| Arafale | 92 | 7 | / |
| Asrafal | 92 | 2 | / |
| Harafale | 86 | 4 | / |
| Asrafeal | 86 | 1 | / |
| Asrafaul | 86 | 1 | / |
| Arafol | 83 | 589 | / |
| Arafalova | 80 | 32 | / |
| Hasrafall | 80 | 1 | / |
| Garofal | 77 | 11 | / |
| Garafol | 77 | 4 | / |
| Arefall | 77 | 4 | / |
| Harefal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arafailova | 75 | 60 | / |
| Arafaylova | 75 | 42 | / |
| Aharaval | 71 | 314 | / |
| Garofall | 71 | 16 | / |
| Asrafool | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hareefaal | 67 | 3 | / |
| Orefall | 62 | 5 | / |
| Goraphal | 57 | 76 | / |
| Horofall | 57 | 3 | / |
| Garofoll | 57 | 2 | / |
| Horefall | 57 | 1 | / |
| Asraphool | 53 | 1 | / |
| Orofol | 50 | 1 | / |
Arafal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arafal in the Marathi language | ||
| अराफाळ | araphala | - |
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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
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- 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 Arafal
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