Arafiki Surname

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

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Arafiki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Arafiki Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Arafiki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arafiki (Hindi: एरफीकी) occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Arafiki.

How Common Is The Last Name Arafiki? popularity and diffusion

The surname Arafiki is the 6,723,624th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Arafiki reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Arafiki is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Arafiki is mostly found in: Kiruhura District, where 20 percent reside, Kyegegwa District, where 20 percent reside and Kyenjojo District, where 20 percent reside. Barring Uganda Arafiki occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arrafiki934/
Arhafiki931/
Arafika8622/
Arrafika8010/
Errafiki802/
Arhafika801/
Arrafiqui754/
Earrafiqi751/
Arofiqi7118/
Arrofiqi6712/
Errafiqi674/
Arafique671/
Arofique531/
Errafique509/
Horofichi509/
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Arafiki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arafiki in the Hindi language
एरफीकीeraphiki-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Arafiki
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