Arafath Surname

30,525th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Arafath Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arafath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh8,1111:19,6471,401
Sri Lanka4,4581:4,668680
India2,4771:309,67517,327
Saudi Arabia1,2721:24,2583,358
United Arab Emirates8411:10,8941,364
Qatar1371:17,2121,876
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
England231:2,422,52489,093
Maldives191:21,2721,350
Oman141:263,4264,299
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Arafath (8,820) may also be a first name.

Arafath Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Arafath Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Arafath (Marathi: अराफात, Oriya: ଅରାଫତ୍) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arafath? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 30,525th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 416,598 people. The last name Arafath occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Arafath live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 47 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Arafath is also the 66,598th most numerous first name globally, borne by 8,820 people.

The last name Arafath is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 8,111 people, or 1 in 19,647. Barring Bangladesh this last name occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 25 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arafaath9318/
Araffath939/
Harafath933/
Arrafath933/
Arafathp931/
Arafathe931/
Araafath931/
Aarafath931/
Arafat92221,734/
Arafaat86402/
Arrafat8659/
Arafadh8626/
Harafat8612/
Aarafat8611/
Araffat868/
Arafate868/
Arafatt862/
Ajrafat861/
Araafat861/
Asrafat861/
Arafhat861/
Harafate8012/
Arraufat801/
Arofat77469/
Arafad77292/
Arefat7743/
Erafat7731/
Arafatová751/
Harafahad751/
Araphat71486/
Arafote714/
Asrofat711/
Erafaat711/
Aroufat711/
Areufat711/
Haraphat67159/
Aharavat674/
Aroufatte631/
Araphad572/
Airaphot534/

Arafath Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arafath in the Marathi language
अराफातaraphata-
Arafath in the Oriya language
ଅରାଫତ୍araphat33.33
ଅରଫତ୍araphat33.33
ଆରଫାତ୍araphat33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arafath
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