Arrafi Surname
Approximately 1,330 people bear this surname
Arrafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 886 | 1:38,912 | 6,295 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Indonesia | 52 | 1:2,543,254 | 149,807 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Arrafi (109) may also be a first name.
Arrafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arrafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Arrafi (Hindi: अररफी) is more commonly found in Morocco than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Arrafi.
How Common Is The Last Name Arrafi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 288,408th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,479,358 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Arrafi live; 67 percent live in North Africa and 67 percent live in Mahgreb. Arrafi is also the 900,062nd most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 109 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Morocco, where it is carried by 886 people, or 1 in 38,912. Excluding Morocco Arrafi is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 27 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Arrafi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arrafi in the Hindi language | ||
| अररफी | araraphi | 50 |
| अर्रफी | arraphi | 50 |
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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 Arrafi
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