Arafe Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Arafe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 81 | 1:947,932 | 44,636 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Arafe (121) may also be a first name.
Arafe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arafe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Arafe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺮﺍﻓﻪ, Hindi: अराफे, Marathi: आरफे) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arafe? popularity and diffusion
Arafe is the 1,683,218th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Arafe live; 70 percent live in South Asia and 70 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 848,089th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 121 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 947,932. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Fars Province, where 40 percent live, South Khorasan Province, where 19 percent live and Tehran Province, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Iran this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Arafe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arafe in the Hindi language | ||
| अराफे | araphe | - |
| Arafe in the Marathi language | ||
| आरफे | araphe | 50 |
| अराफे | araphe | 50 |
| Arafe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺮﺍﻓﻪ | rafh | 33.33 |
| ﻋﺮﺍﻑ | raf | 33.33 |
| ﻋﺮﻑ | rf | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Arafe
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