Arafi Surname

208,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,980 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Arafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
Algeria4131:93,53914,240
Indonesia4091:323,34828,355
India2441:3,143,71192,729
Iran2331:329,53922,544
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Papua New Guinea1431:57,0197,266
Niger211:913,90620,544
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Arafi (440) may also be a first name.

Arafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arafi (Hindi: आरफी, Marathi: अरफी, Oriya: ଆରଫି) is most common in Morocco. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arafi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 208,831st most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,680,579 people. The last name Arafi is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Arafi reside; 54 percent reside in North Africa and 47 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 408,694th most numerous forename globally It is held by 440 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Morocco, where it is held by 511 people, or 1 in 67,468. Not including Morocco this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 21 percent are found and Indonesia, where 21 percent are found.

Arafi Last Name Statistics demography

Arafi earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.89% more than the national average, earning $52,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Asrafi913,667/
Arrafi911,330/
Harafi91796/
Araafi91210/
Arafit9157/
Arafid9134/
Atrafi9131/
Araifi9129/
Garafi9127/
Aarafi9113/
Aurafi9113/
Arafai918/
Araffi916/
Arafij911/
Ahrafi911/
Arzafi911/
Arafei911/
Arafie911/
Arafis911/
Araufi911/
Garaffi83161/
Arrafie83137/
Ahraifi83136/
Arraafi8334/
Harzafi8311/
Harafit8310/
Harrafi834/
Aarrafi834/
Arrafai834/
Hargafi834/
Asrafai833/
Arrafii832/
Asraffi832/
Aasrafi831/
Aharafi831/
Arafish831/
Hasrafi831/
Argafai831/
Haraifi831/
Ahrafis831/
Haraffi831/
Harafiz831/
Arafa80104,081/
Arefi8015,765/
Arofi80384/
Arafe80117/
Orafi8029/
Erafi8024/
Arafy805/
Garaffio7712/
Ashhrafi771/
Araiwfai771/
Attraifi771/
Arraffai771/
Asrofi733,489/
Arafeh732,789/
Errafi731,121/
Arafet73590/
Arafaa73462/
Aroufi73370/
Erafii73307/
Arrofi73160/
Aarafa73148/
Harafe7354/
Arefyi7354/
Aarafe7351/
Harafa7350/
Araphi7327/
Araffa7317/
Harofi7316/
Areffi7316/
Aroffi7312/
Arrafa7311/
Araifa7311/
Asrafe7310/
Atrafy739/
Erafyi739/
Gorafi738/
Arafea738/
Arafoa738/
Arafaj737/
Arefiy736/
Arofid736/
Oraifi736/
Arofis734/
Arafay734/
Arefie734/
Argafy733/
Arafoj733/
Arefai733/
Garafe733/
Asrafy733/
Areefi733/
Eirafi732/
Harefi732/
Aarefi732/
Orafai732/
Ourafi732/
Aerafe732/
Arrefi731/
Arzafe731/
Atrofi731/
Horafi731/
Garofi731/
Atrafe731/
Araffe731/
Herafi731/
Araefe731/
Araafa731/
Errafii671,309/
Errafiy67653/
Errafai67615/
Haroufi67170/
Garoufi6763/
Asraphi6721/
Arrofii6713/
Asrhofi6711/
Harrafa6710/
Garofai679/
Haraphi679/
Areifij674/
Asrofit674/
Asrafee674/
Heraifi674/
Atrafeh673/
Atrafay672/
Garoffi672/
Garrafe672/
Errafyi671/
Ajrafeh671/
Aarafaa671/
Arzoufi671/
Aroufai671/
Arafeet671/
Errafei671/
Arroufi671/
Asroffi671/

Arafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arafi in the Marathi language
अरफीaraphi91.67
अराफीaraphi8.33
Arafi in the Hindi language
आरफीaraphi66.67
अरफीaraphi9.52
आरफिaraphi9.52
अराफीaraphi9.52
अरफिaraphi4.76
Arafi in the Oriya language
ଆରଫିaraphi66.67
ଅରଫିaraphi33.33

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