Arafu Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Arafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Arafu (22) may also be a first name.
Arafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Arafu (Marathi: अरफू) occurs most in Indonesia. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arafu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Arafu live; 69 percent live in Southeast Asia and 69 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 22 people.
The last name Arafu is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 14,694,355. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 89 percent reside. Not including Indonesia Arafu occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The Maldives, where 8 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garafu | 91 | 9 | / |
| Asrafu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Arafus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Arafut | 91 | 1 | / |
| Arafou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Harafu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Araifou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Harafau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Orafu | 80 | 381 | / |
| Arofu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Arefu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Arafouch | 77 | 4 | / |
| Aroffu | 73 | 43 | / |
| Araphu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Eraifu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Arrofu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Garofu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Areefu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arafoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horafus | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aroufou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aarafoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garoufou | 62 | 37 | / |
| Garrafão | 62 | 1 | / |
| Orofu | 60 | 4 | / |
| Orefu | 60 | 3 | / |
| Erefu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Horofu | 55 | 4 | / |
| Eroefu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Erefou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Herefu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Gorofui | 50 | 15 | / |
| Araphoe | 50 | 1 | / |
Arafu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arafu in the Marathi language | ||
| अरफू | araphu | 37.5 |
| आरफू | araphu | 37.5 |
| आरफु | araphu | 25 |
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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 Arafu
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