Arafata Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Arafata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arafata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands171:34,1196,789
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Niger31:6,397,33978,839

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) occurs most in The Solomon Islands. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arafata? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. Arafata occurs mostly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Arafata reside; 74 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 74 percent reside in Solomonic Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried 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 it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside and Niger, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arrafata9311/
Arafatha932/
Garafata931/
Arafati86727/
Arafate868/
Arafato861/
Harafate8012/
Arofatai803/
Garafate802/
Arafathe801/
Harafaty801/
Arafatou801/
Arafatie801/
Araphatas751/
Arofati7129/
Arafote714/
Garafote6719/
Garofato671/
Aroufatte631/
Ourreifata591/
Orafeto5715/
Orofati571/
Arrowfeather533/
Erefatei531/

Arafata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arafata in the Arabic language
عرفيتيrfyty-

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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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