Arfath Surname

368,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Arfath Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arfath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
India2381:3,222,96494,263
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Arfath (389) may also be a first name.

Arfath Last Name Facts

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

Arfath is more frequently found in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Arfath.

How Common Is The Last Name Arfath? popularity and diffusion

The last name Arfath is the 368,303rd most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 7,459,105 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Arfath reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 48 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 439,102nd most common first name at a global level, held by 389 people.

The surname is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 353,341. Apart from Bangladesh this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garfath9283/
Airfath926/
Harfath925/
Arfaath921/
Arfat9120,696/
Arfaat83214/
Garfat8395/
Harfat8323/
Arfaut8323/
Aarfat837/
Arfatt833/
Arfate832/
Arrfat831/
Arfait831/
Erfath831/
Arffat831/
Aurfat831/
Arhfat831/
Arfhat831/
Arfahd831/
Arfeat830/
Harfaut7724/
Harfadh774/
Harfate772/
Arfahat771/
Harrfat771/
Aarfaat771/
Harfaat771/
Herfath771/
Harfatt771/
Garfait771/
Garfoth771/
Garfatt771/
Arfad73218/
Erfat7323/
Orfat734/
Harfatts710/
Herfat6729/
Harfot6726/
Arphat6713/
Orfait679/
Harfad673/
Arfhad672/
Arfout671/
Eurfat671/
Arfaad671/
Garfad670/

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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 Arfath
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