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 is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Araffat? popularity and diffusion

Araffat is the 6,723,624th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Araffat occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Araffat live; 63 percent live in Southeast Asia and 63 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Araffat is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 16 people.

Araffat is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 5,898,845. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Selangor, where 60 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 20 percent reside and Penang, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Malaysia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 25 percent reside and Kenya, where 13 percent reside.

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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