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 last name Arafeev (Russian: Арафеев) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Arafeev click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arafeev? popularity and diffusion
Arafeev is the 4,908,606th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Arafeev live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
It is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,058,077. In Ukraine Arafeev is most prevalent in: Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 67 percent are found, Kiev Oblast, where 22 percent are found and Zaporizhia Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Ukraine it is found in one country. It is also common 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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