Arafo Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Arafo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 100 | 1:350,217 | 6,594 |
| Iran | 35 | 1:2,193,786 | 75,524 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Arafo (2,102) may also be a first name.
Arafo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arafo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Arafo is found most in Iraq. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Arafo.
How Common Is The Last Name Arafo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,504,764th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. Arafo occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Arafo live; 72 percent live in West Asia and 72 percent live in Levant. Arafo is also the 164,090th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 2,102 people.
This surname is most numerous in Iraq, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 350,217. Aside from Iraq this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 25 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arafoa | 91 | 8 | / |
| Araufo | 91 | 8 | / |
| Garafo | 91 | 3 | / |
| Arafoj | 91 | 3 | / |
| Arafou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aerafo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Garaffo | 83 | 215 | / |
| Garrafo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Araifou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Arafa | 80 | 104,081 | / |
| Orafo | 80 | 45 | / |
| Arofo | 80 | 35 | / |
| Arefo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Garraffo | 77 | 556 | / |
| Arafouch | 77 | 4 | / |
| Arafat | 73 | 221,734 | / |
| Arafah | 73 | 12,163 | / |
| Arrofo | 73 | 803 | / |
| Arafaa | 73 | 462 | / |
| Arafad | 73 | 292 | / |
| Garafa | 73 | 275 | / |
| Aarafa | 73 | 148 | / |
| Garofo | 73 | 107 | / |
| Oraefo | 73 | 70 | / |
| Harafa | 73 | 50 | / |
| Aroffo | 73 | 43 | / |
| Aroufo | 73 | 38 | / |
| Asrafa | 73 | 19 | / |
| Araffa | 73 | 17 | / |
| Arefoh | 73 | 12 | / |
| Araifa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Arrafa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Aruofo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Arafas | 73 | 7 | / |
| Arafaz | 73 | 4 | / |
| Atrafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Araafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oreafo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oraifo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Garrafa | 67 | 2,132 | / |
| Garaffa | 67 | 1,170 | / |
| Arafaat | 67 | 402 | / |
| Arrafat | 67 | 59 | / |
| Arafadh | 67 | 26 | / |
| Arouffo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Araifah | 67 | 24 | / |
| Garoffo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Harafat | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aarafat | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oraifoh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Harrafa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Araffat | 67 | 8 | / |
| Garafga | 67 | 7 | / |
| Garoufo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Harafah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Araffah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aroufou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arafatt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arefuoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harafau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asrafat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Araafat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harafas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garaufa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garofho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hasrafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aarafaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arropfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arafhat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aarafah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Airofoh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Arafo
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