Where Does The Last Name Arafan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Arafan (Bengali: আরফান, Hindi: अरफान, Marathi: आरफान, Oriya: ଆରଫାନ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arafan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Arafan is the 948,111^th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. The last name Arafan occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Arafan reside; 73 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 111,534^th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 3,937 people.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 4,191,614. In India it is primarily found in: Rajasthan, where 41 percent live, Bihar, where 25 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account India Arafan occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.