Arafeev Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Arafeev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arafeev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Russia71:20,589,008462,339

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garafeev93122/
Harafeev931/
Arafev922/
Erafeev8673/
Arefeev867/
Arafeva864/
Arofeev863/
Arafiev862/
Arifeev861/
Garafiev80251/
Harafyev802/
Arefev778,214/
Erafev772/
Arofev771/
Garrafiev751/
Erofeev7116,345/
Arefiev71131/
Erefeev7119/
Aref'ev718/
Orifeev711/
Ahrafov711/
Orefeev711/
Orefev6277/
Arefov627/
Erofev625/
Arefiv623/
Arefef622/
Arefew621/
Arafib621/
Arefiew5713/
Erofeef5710/
Erofeew577/
Erofeiv576/
Ehrafov572/
Arrafif571/
Erofeeff5355/

Arafeev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arafeev in the Russian language
Арафеевarafeev-

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