Arafay Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Arafay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Arafay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arafay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Arafay occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arafay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Arafay occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Arafay reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
The surname Arafay is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 159,356,773. Beside Bangladesh this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 25 percent live and Niger, where 25 percent live.
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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 Arafay
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