Arfat Surname

26,002nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Arfat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arfat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan9,5541:18,6981,107
Bangladesh6,8491:23,2671,601
Egypt2,5021:36,7453,820
India6681:1,148,30146,645
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Nigeria3121:567,76527,529
United Arab Emirates2081:44,0494,464
Indonesia801:1,653,115108,474
Turkey751:1,037,61946,427
England341:1,638,76668,634
Qatar281:84,2149,043
United States81:45,307,367917,113
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Oman51:737,5946,889
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Arfat (13,962) may also be a first name.

Arfat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arfat (Hindi: अरफात, Marathi: अरफात, Oriya: ଆରଫତ, Russian: Арфат) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Arfat.

How Common Is The Last Name Arfat? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 26,002nd most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 352,123 people. Arfat is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Arfat are found; 82 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Arfat is also the 48,701st most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 13,962 people.

The surname Arfat is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is borne by 9,554 people, or 1 in 18,698. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 53 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 20 percent live and Sindh, where 14 percent live. Excluding Pakistan Arfat occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 33 percent live and Egypt, where 12 percent live.

Arfat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arfath91977/
Arfaat91214/
Garfat9195/
Harfat9123/
Arfaut9123/
Aarfat917/
Arfatt913/
Arfate912/
Arffat911/
Arfait911/
Arrfat911/
Aurfat911/
Arhfat911/
Arfhat911/
Arfeat910/
Arfa8919,771/
Garfath8383/
Harfaut8324/
Airfath836/
Harfath835/
Harfate832/
Garfatt831/
Garfait831/
Harfatt831/
Arfaath831/
Harfaat831/
Aarfaat831/
Arfahat831/
Harrfat831/
Arfah805,238/
Arfaj801,158/
Arfaa801,138/
Aarfa80360/
Arfai80272/
Arfad80218/
Arfaz80115/
Harfa8083/
Garfa8072/
Arfau8059/
Arffa8048/
Arfas8029/
Erfat8023/
Arfha8015/
Arfay8015/
Arrfa805/
Aurfa805/
Asrfa804/
Orfat804/
Arvfa801/
Ayrfa801/
Arwfa801/
Harfatts770/
Arfaai73579/
Arfaux7360/
Herfat7329/
Harfot7326/
Harfas7324/
Arfash7319/
Arphat7313/
Harfah7313/
Orfait739/
Harfai734/
Harvfa734/
Arfach734/
Harfad733/
Garfau733/
Aarfah732/
Harffa732/
Arfhad732/
Garfai732/
Arfaaz732/
Harfaş732/
Aarfai732/
Harfaz731/
Harfea731/
Aarfaj731/
Arfaad731/
Harfaj731/
Garfaa731/
Garfea731/
Erfath731/
Eurfat731/
Arfout731/
Ahrfas731/
Arfa'a731/
Arfahd731/
Arfauy731/
Harfay731/
Garfad730/
Garfoot67823/
Arfo67271/
Harfoot67219/
Orfa67217/
Harfaux67193/
Herfaut6743/
Harfach6712/
Harfash679/
Árfa677/
Härfast674/
Harfadh674/
Gourfat672/
Garfoth671/
Aarphat671/
Arfahys671/
Herfath671/
Harfout671/
Garfott671/
Arfoste671/
Ourfatt670/

Arfat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arfat in the Hindi language
अरफातaraphata82.16
अरफतaraphata13.51
Arfat in the Marathi language
अरफातaraphata78.53
अरफतaraphata17.18
आरफातaraphata2.45
Arfat in the Oriya language
ଆରଫତaraphata33.33
ଅରଫାତaraphata33.33
ଅରଫତaraphata33.33
Arfat in the Russian language
Арфатarfat-

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