Arafin Surname

40,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Arafin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arafin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh11,0851:14,3761,109
India1,5791:485,79224,653
Nigeria1601:1,107,14245,738
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
United States201:18,122,947588,089
England101:5,571,806158,774
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Arafin (3,960) may also be a first name.

Arafin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arafin (Bengali: আরফিন, Hindi: आरफीन, Marathi: आरफीन, Oriya: ଆରଫିନ) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Arafin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 40,405th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 561,661 people. The last name Arafin occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Arafin are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 111,129th most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 3,960 people.

It is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 11,085 people, or 1 in 14,376. Outside of Bangladesh this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in India, where 12 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Arafin Last Name Statistics demography

Arafin earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aarafin9220/
Araffin9212/
Garafin928/
Arafina925/
Araifin924/
Asrafin923/
Arafien922/
Harafin922/
Arafing922/
Arayfin921/
Aerafin921/
Arafn913/
Harrafin8626/
Garafina868/
Haraffin861/
Garrafin860/
Arefin8383,694/
Arofin8351/
Arafen8317/
Arafim839/
Orafin837/
Aarafn831/
Arafeen771,502/
Areefin77366/
Asrofin77265/
Araphin7751/
Aarefin7734/
Areffin7721/
Arrefin775/
Aroffin772/
Arafeng771/
Arofina771/
Areyfin771/
Arefien771/
Oreafin771/
Areiffin711/
Aruiffin711/
Garafeen711/
Aaraphin711/
Aarafeen711/
Orofin671,595/
Arefen67815/
Arefyn6770/
Orefin679/
Erofin672/
Harofn671/
Erefin671/

Arafin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arafin in the Bengali language
আরফিনaraphina-
Arafin in the Marathi language
आरफीनaraphina88.89
रफीनraphina3.7
आफ़रीनafarina3.7
अराफीनaraphina3.7
Arafin in the Hindi language
आरफीनaraphina84.6
अरफीनaraphina5.17
आरफिनaraphina4.6
आराफीनaraphina2.64
अरफिनaraphina1.26
अराफीनaraphina0.46
आरफ़ीनarafina0.34
अराफिनaraphina0.34
आराफिनaraphina0.23
आफरीनapharina0.11
आरफि़नaraphina0.11
आरेफीनarephina0.11
Arafin in the Oriya language
ଆରଫିନaraphina66.67
ଆରଫିନ୍araphin16.67
ଅରଫିନ୍araphin16.67

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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 Arafin
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