Araffat Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Araffat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Araffat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Araffat (16) may also be a first name.

Araffat Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Araffat Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Araffat occurs most in Malaysia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Araffat? popularity and diffusion

The surname Araffat is the 6,723,624th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Araffat reside; 63 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 63 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Araffat is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name Araffat is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 5,898,845. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Selangor, where 60 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 20 percent live and Penang, where 20 percent live. Besides Malaysia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 25 percent live and Kenya, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Araffath939/
Arafat92221,734/
Araffa9217/
Arafath8617,493/
Garaffa861,170/
Arafaat86402/
Arrafat8659/
Harafat8612/
Aarafat8611/
Arafate868/
Araffah862/
Arafatt862/
Arafhat861/
Ajrafat861/
Asrafat861/
Araafat861/
Arafa83104,081/
Garraffa80415/
Arafaath8018/
Harafate8012/
Arrafath803/
Harafath803/
Arraufat801/
Aarafath801/
Araafath801/
Arafathe801/
Arafathp801/
Arraffai801/
Arafah7712,163/
Arofat77469/
Arafaa77462/
Arafad77292/
Garafa77275/
Aarafa77148/
Harafa7750/
Arefat7743/
Erafat7731/
Asrafa7719/
Arrafa7711/
Araifa7711/
Arafai778/
Arafea778/
Arafoa778/
Arafaj777/
Arafas777/
Arafay774/
Arafaz774/
Atrafa771/
Araafa771/
Aroffa771/
Arafatová751/
Garrafa712,132/
Araphat71486/
Garaffo71215/
Arafadh7126/
Araifah7124/
Harrafa7110/
Garafga717/
Arafote714/
Arrafai714/
Asrafai713/
Harafah712/
Ouraffa712/
Atrafay712/
Asrofat711/
Hasrafa711/
Harafas711/
Garaufa711/
Erafaat711/
Aarafah711/
Aroufat711/
Areufat711/
Argafai711/
Aarafaa711/
Harafau711/
Arofa67616/
Garraffo67556/
Orafa67195/
Haraphat67159/
Arafo67139/
Aharavat674/
Arathfaa671/
Araiwfai671/
Arrashfa671/

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