Arfaat Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Arfaat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arfaat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1801:992,46612,920
India261:29,502,515369,827
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Arfaat (400) may also be a first name.

Arfaat Last Name Facts

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

Arfaat (Hindi: अरफात, Marathi: अरफात) occurs most in Pakistan. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arfaat? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,129,067th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Arfaat are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Arfaat is also the 431,593rd most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 400 people.

The last name Arfaat is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 992,466. In Pakistan Arfaat is most frequent in: Punjab, where 71 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 13 percent reside and Sindh, where 12 percent reside. Besides Pakistan this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 12 percent reside and Thailand, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arfahat921/
Aarfaat921/
Harfaat921/
Arfaath921/
Arfat9120,696/
Arfaa911,138/
Arfath83977/
Arfaai83579/
Garfat8395/
Harfat8323/
Arfaut8323/
Aarfat837/
Arfatt833/
Arfaaz832/
Arfate832/
Arfaad831/
Arrfat831/
Arfait831/
Aurfat831/
Arhfat831/
Arffat831/
Garfaa831/
Arfhat831/
Arfa'a831/
Arfeat830/
Arfa8019,771/
Garfath7783/
Harfaut7724/
Airfath776/
Harfath775/
Harfate772/
Harrfat771/
Harfatt771/
Garfait771/
Garfatt771/
Arfah735,238/
Arfaj731,158/
Aarfa73360/
Arfai73272/
Arfad73218/
Arfaz73115/
Harfa7383/
Garfa7372/
Arfau7359/
Arffa7348/
Arfas7329/
Erfat7323/
Arfha7315/
Arfay7315/
Arrfa735/
Aurfa735/
Asrfa734/
Orfat734/
Arvfa731/
Ayrfa731/
Arwfa731/
Harfatts710/
Arfaux6760/
Herfat6729/
Harfot6726/
Harfas6724/
Arfash6719/
Arphat6713/
Harfah6713/
Orfait679/
Harvfa674/
Harfai674/
Arfach674/
Harfad673/
Garfau673/
Garfai672/
Aarfah672/
Harffa672/
Arfhad672/
Harfaş672/
Aarfai672/
Harfay671/
Arfahd671/
Arfauy671/
Arfout671/
Harfaz671/
Harfea671/
Aarfaj671/
Ahrfas671/
Harfaj671/
Garfea671/
Erfath671/
Eurfat671/
Garfad670/

Arfaat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arfaat in the Hindi language
अरफातaraphata-
Arfaat in the Marathi language
अरफातaraphata40
अरफतaraphata20
आरफातaraphata20
अरफ़ातarafata20

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arfaat
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