Arafuru Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Arafuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arafuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1021:1,253,37522,413
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071

Arafuru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arafuru is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Arafuru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,755,741st most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. Arafuru is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Arafuru are found; 94 percent are found in East Asia and 94 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most commonly held in Japan, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 1,253,375. In Japan it is primarily found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 47 percent live, Wakayama Prefecture, where 47 percent live and Hiroshima Prefecture, where 4 percent live. Barring Japan Arafuru is found in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Areyafuru881/
Arafuri868/
Arafour861/
Arafr832/
Arfur832/
Arifur771,381/
Arafar7732/
Aravur779/
Orafur775/
Arfeur771/
Arfaru771/
Arafir771/
Arefur771/
Arfr731/
Ariafar71861/
Arivuru71134/
Aryafar7199/
Yarafar7119/
Aravure7111/
Arafiri713/
Yarafir712/
Erifuru711/
Aruvuru711/
Arafahr711/
Aruafor711/
Yarafra711/
Aruferu711/
Arufaur711/
Oraforu711/
Aurefur711/
Aryaefar67221/
Arfir6782/
Arfre6732/
Arvar6730/
Arfer6724/
Arifr6711/
Arafarai6710/
Aravuori679/
Arafairi674/
Arfar673/
Orfru673/
Ariaefar672/
Arfro672/
Arivurua671/
Aruofure671/
Aruevoru671/
Arefiour671/
Ariayfar671/

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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 Arafuru
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