168.85 ^cm

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

Arafat (Arabic: عرفات, Bengali: আরাফাত, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺮﻓﺎﺕ, Hindi: अरफात, Marathi: अराफत, Oriya: ଆରାଫତ, Russian: Арафат) is more commonly found in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname Arafat is the 2,503^rd most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 32,866 people. Arafat occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Arafat are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Arafat is also the 7,378^th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 141,948 people.

The surname is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 160,050 people, or 1 in 996. Apart from Bangladesh it exists in 94 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 13 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

Arafat Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Arafat surname is chiefly Muslim (80%) in Russia and Sunni (93%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Arafat last name are 3.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.45% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Arafat earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.19% more than the national average, earning $50,998 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $52,246 CAD per year.