Arafiq Surname
Approximately 240 people bear this surname
Arafiq Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 192 | 1:688,798 | 53,601 |
| India | 42 | 1:18,263,461 | 278,402 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Arafiq (907) may also be a first name.
Arafiq Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arafiq Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Arafiq (Hindi: अरफीक, Marathi: अरहीम) is found most in Indonesia. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Arafiq.
How Common Is The Last Name Arafiq? popularity and diffusion
The surname Arafiq is the 1,044,719th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. The surname Arafiq occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Arafiq reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 80 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Arafiq is also the 269,394th most frequent forename globally It is held by 907 people.
It is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 688,798. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: East Java, where 43 percent reside, North Sulawesi, where 13 percent reside and Central Java, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent reside and Pakistan, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrafiq | 92 | 8 | / |
| Harafiq | 92 | 1 | / |
| Aarafiq | 92 | 1 | / |
| Arafique | 86 | 1 | / |
| Arofiq | 83 | 556 | / |
| Arafik | 83 | 482 | / |
| Arafig | 83 | 7 | / |
| Arafix | 83 | 7 | / |
| Errafiq | 77 | 307 | / |
| Arrofiq | 77 | 31 | / |
| Arafigh | 77 | 7 | / |
| Asrofiq | 77 | 6 | / |
| Asrafic | 77 | 5 | / |
| Arafeeq | 77 | 3 | / |
| Aahrafik | 71 | 3 | / |
| Arofique | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arofik | 67 | 592 | / |
| Arofig | 67 | 9 | / |
| Erofiq | 67 | 9 | / |
| Arafek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arefic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orofiq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arafikova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erafik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Errafik | 62 | 1,132 | / |
| Arefieg | 62 | 30 | / |
| Arrofik | 62 | 13 | / |
| Orayfig | 62 | 3 | / |
| Arefigh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Errafyq | 62 | 1 | / |
| Arefikh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Harafeg | 62 | 1 | / |
| Arafekh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Arafeck | 62 | 1 | / |
| Araphik | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hairofik | 57 | 13 | / |
Arafiq Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arafiq in the Hindi language | ||
| अरफीक | araphika | - |
| Arafiq in the Marathi language | ||
| अरहीम | arahima | - |
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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 Arafiq
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