El Araf Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

El Araf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Araf Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

El Araf Last Name Facts

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

El Araf occurs more in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name El Araf? popularity and diffusion

El Araf is the 6,723,624th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of El Araf are found; 88 percent are found in West Asia and 75 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

El Araf is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 5,285,059. Besides Yemen this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 13 percent reside and Lebanon, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Arraf93274/
El Atraf937/
El Ajraf933/
El Harraf8811/
El Arrafe889/
El Haraif884/
El Aarraf881/
El Arab8649,196/
El Ajrab801,162/
El Harab8050/
El Arhab804/
El Araib801/
El Aarab801/
El Harrab75586/
El Arrouf75342/
El Harouf752/
El-Arab71322/
El Harrouf71171/
El Hasrouf718/
El Gairouf715/
El Gayrouf714/
El Aroub674/
El Ayroub63105/
El Herrouf5910/
El-Harrouf591/
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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 El Araf
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