Arafas Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Arafas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Arafas (15) may also be a first name.
Arafas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arafas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Arafas (Hindi: आरफास, Marathi: अरफास) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Arafas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Arafas are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Arafas is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 15 people.
This last name is most common in India, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India Arafas is most prevalent in: Kerala, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account India Arafas occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 14 percent are found and Niger, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Arafas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arafas in the Hindi language | ||
| आरफास | araphasa | - |
| Arafas in the Marathi language | ||
| अरफास | araphasa | - |
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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 Arafas
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