Where Does The Last Name Arifat Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Arifat (Hindi: आरिफत, Marathi: अरीफत) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Arifat? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 582,776^th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,545,624 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Arifat reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Arifat is also the 477,199^th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 336 people.

This last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 373 people, or 1 in 478,938. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 42 percent are found, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 20 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 22 percent are found and Iran, where 6 percent are found.