Arafane Surname

576,198th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Arafane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arafane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4511:170,24914,413
Indonesia941:1,406,90696,143
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Arafane Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Arafane Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Arafane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺮﻓﺎﻥ) has its highest incidence in Iran. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arafane? popularity and diffusion

The surname Arafane is the 576,198th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 13,347,154 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Arafane reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The last name Arafane is most commonly used in Iran, where it is held by 451 people, or 1 in 170,249. In Iran Arafane is most frequent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 79 percent live, Tehran Province, where 11 percent live and Lorestan Province, where 3 percent live. Outside of Iran this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent live and Morocco, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Arafane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arafane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺮﻓﺎﻥrfan-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arafane
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