Arafune Surname
Approximately 1,126 people bear this surname
Arafune Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,119 | 1:114,249 | 6,528 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Arafune Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arafune Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Arafune is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Arafune click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arafune? popularity and diffusion
The last name Arafune is the 329,243rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 6,472,066 people. The last name Arafune is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Arafune reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
The last name Arafune is most frequently used in Japan, where it is held by 1,119 people, or 1 in 114,249. In Japan Arafune is primarily concentrated in: Saitama Prefecture, where 84 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 7 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Japan this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arafun | 92 | 4 | / |
| Arafine | 86 | 16 | / |
| Asrafun | 86 | 15 | / |
| Arafuna | 86 | 2 | / |
| Garafuni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Arafon | 77 | 4 | / |
| Orafun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aroufoune | 75 | 1 | / |
| Arefine | 71 | 831 | / |
| Harafon | 71 | 7 | / |
| Harefine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orafouna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garofauni | 63 | 2 | / |
| Orafum | 62 | 14 | / |
| Orofun | 62 | 5 | / |
| Araphon | 57 | 4 | / |
| Oraphun | 57 | 1 | / |
| Orafoon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Orafini | 57 | 1 | / |
| Erefine | 57 | 1 | / |
| Asraphunnis | 56 | 3 | / |
| Auraphon | 53 | 8 | / |
| Errafini | 53 | 5 | / |
| Haraphum | 53 | 1 | / |
| Haraphon | 53 | 1 | / |
| Attraphum | 50 | 1 | / |
| Auraiphon | 50 | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Arafune
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