Arafeev Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Arafeev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
Arafeev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arafeev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Arafeev (Russian: Арафеев) is most common in Ukraine. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Arafeev click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arafeev? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Arafeev are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 94 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
The last name is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,058,077. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 67 percent are found, Kiev Oblast, where 22 percent are found and Zaporizhia Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Ukraine this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 44 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garafeev | 93 | 122 | / |
| Harafeev | 93 | 1 | / |
| Arafev | 92 | 2 | / |
| Erafeev | 86 | 73 | / |
| Arefeev | 86 | 7 | / |
| Arafeva | 86 | 4 | / |
| Arofeev | 86 | 3 | / |
| Arafiev | 86 | 2 | / |
| Arifeev | 86 | 1 | / |
| Garafiev | 80 | 251 | / |
| Harafyev | 80 | 2 | / |
| Arefev | 77 | 8,214 | / |
| Erafev | 77 | 2 | / |
| Arofev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Garrafiev | 75 | 1 | / |
| Erofeev | 71 | 16,345 | / |
| Arefiev | 71 | 131 | / |
| Erefeev | 71 | 19 | / |
| Aref'ev | 71 | 8 | / |
| Orifeev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ahrafov | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orefeev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orefev | 62 | 77 | / |
| Arefov | 62 | 7 | / |
| Erofev | 62 | 5 | / |
| Arefiv | 62 | 3 | / |
| Arefef | 62 | 2 | / |
| Arefew | 62 | 1 | / |
| Arafib | 62 | 1 | / |
| Arefiew | 57 | 13 | / |
| Erofeef | 57 | 10 | / |
| Erofeew | 57 | 7 | / |
| Erofeiv | 57 | 6 | / |
| Ehrafov | 57 | 2 | / |
| Arrafif | 57 | 1 | / |
| Erofeeff | 53 | 55 | / |
Arafeev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arafeev in the Russian language | ||
| Арафеев | arafeev | - |
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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 Arafeev
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