Arafata Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Arafata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 17 | 1:34,119 | 6,789 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
Arafata (11) may also be a first name.
Arafata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arafata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Arafata (Arabic: عرفيتي) is found most frequently in The Solomon Islands. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arafata? popularity and diffusion
The last name Arafata is the 4,116,508th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Arafata occurs mostly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Arafata are found; 74 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 74 percent are found in Solomonic Oceania. Arafata is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The Solomon Islands, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 34,119. In The Solomon Islands it is primarily concentrated in: Makira Province, where 100 percent reside. Aside from The Solomon Islands Arafata occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside and Niger, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrafata | 93 | 11 | / |
| Arafatha | 93 | 2 | / |
| Garafata | 93 | 1 | / |
| Arafati | 86 | 727 | / |
| Arafate | 86 | 8 | / |
| Arafato | 86 | 1 | / |
| Harafate | 80 | 12 | / |
| Arofatai | 80 | 3 | / |
| Garafate | 80 | 2 | / |
| Arafathe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Harafaty | 80 | 1 | / |
| Arafatou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Arafatie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Araphatas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Arofati | 71 | 29 | / |
| Arafote | 71 | 4 | / |
| Garafote | 67 | 19 | / |
| Garofato | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aroufatte | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ourreifata | 59 | 1 | / |
| Orafeto | 57 | 15 | / |
| Orofati | 57 | 1 | / |
| Arrowfeather | 53 | 3 | / |
| Erefatei | 53 | 1 | / |
Arafata Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arafata in the Arabic language | ||
| عرفيتي | rfyty | - |
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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 Arafata
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