Arafiles Surname

482,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Guam

Arafiles Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arafiles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5311:190,65630,363
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Guam11:160,1214,893

Arafiles Last Name Facts

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

Arafiles is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Arafiles click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arafiles? popularity and diffusion

Arafiles is the 482,070th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 10,546,376 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 76 percent of Arafiles are found; 76 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 76 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 531 people, or 1 in 190,656. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Cagayan Valley, where 28 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 23 percent are found and Ilocos, where 21 percent are found. Other than The Philippines this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Arafiles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Arafiles surname are 15.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.97% registered to vote for the political party.

Arafiles earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.6% more than the national average, earning $55,058 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arafilles941/
Arafile932/
Arfiles931/
Arafeles883/
Araviles881/
Arfales8011/
Erafils8010/
Erafles805/
Arafols802/
Arvales801/
Arfeuilles781/
Aravales75140/
Arafelis7513/
Arevales755/
Araflias751/
Arvalles751/
Aravillas712/
Arvalhaes711/
Arflos711/
Auravilus711/
Arfelis6777/
Arvalis6754/
Arvalos6714/
Orfilus679/
Orfilas675/
Arafeli675/
Arvalez673/
Erfilus672/
Arvilis671/
Erafols671/
Aurflus671/
Arrflus670/
Haraphilay569/
Orofili531/

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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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  • 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 Arafiles
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