Arafani Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Arafani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| Iran | 17 | 1:4,516,619 | 115,816 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Arafani (139) may also be a first name.
Arafani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arafani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Arafani (Hindi: अरफानी, Marathi: अरफानी) is found most in Indonesia. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Arafani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Arafani is the 2,414,640th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Arafani are found; 51 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 51 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Arafani is also the 784,558th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 139 people.
This last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 4,132,787. In Indonesia Arafani is most frequent in: Yogyakarta, where 56 percent are found, Southeast Sulawesi, where 19 percent are found and Aceh, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 27 percent are found and Pakistan, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argafani | 93 | 6 | / |
| Harafani | 93 | 2 | / |
| Arafane | 86 | 546 | / |
| Arofani | 86 | 51 | / |
| Arafana | 86 | 25 | / |
| Arafahny | 80 | 22 | / |
| Garafoni | 80 | 15 | / |
| Arofaini | 80 | 11 | / |
| Arafaine | 80 | 6 | / |
| Arafayne | 80 | 2 | / |
| Garafane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Harafana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Garrafoni | 75 | 16 | / |
| Garofauni | 75 | 2 | / |
| Arafaneae | 75 | 1 | / |
| Areafaine | 75 | 1 | / |
| Garraffoni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Orofani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garofane | 67 | 70 | / |
| Arafeina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aruofana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harofane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Araphana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garrafone | 63 | 2 | / |
| Orafouna | 53 | 1 | / |
| Aroufoune | 50 | 1 | / |
Arafani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arafani in the Hindi language | ||
| अरफानी | araphani | - |
| Arafani in the Marathi language | ||
| अरफानी | araphani | 60 |
| आरफानी | araphani | 40 |
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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 Arafani
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