Arufani Surname
Approximately 319 people bear this surname
Arufani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 317 | 1:167,008 | 14,768 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Arufani (208) may also be a first name.
Arufani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arufani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Arufani occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arufani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 855,216th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 22,844,972 people. The last name Arufani occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Arufani reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 627,410th most frequently used forename globally, borne by 208 people.
The last name Arufani is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 317 people, or 1 in 167,008. In Tanzania Arufani is primarily found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 97 percent live, Manyara Region, where 1 percent live and Tanga Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Arufani occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.
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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 Arufani
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