Arafa is used as a family name or surname in Egypt. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Arafa
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Egypt
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Arafa

How popular is Arafa?

Arafa is common in Egypt.

Arafa is ranked 4924 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Arafas grew by 79 per cent to 179 since 2000 and ranked 100791 after elevating 49645 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.36 65
Black 8.38 0
Others 4.47 30
Arafa is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Egypt which signifies that it is originated from Egypt. Around 110729 people have been found who wears Arafa as their family name. Arafa is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
135,535 Australia9
275,830 Ukraine8
95,557 Czech Republic6
9,053 Senegal5
26,321 Israel3
108,034 Italy3
3,752 Iraq3
6,706 Lebanon3
325 Djibouti3
23,165 Romania3
50,640 Switzerland2
7,574 Bangladesh2
3,437 Sudan2
20,595 China2
18,625 Japan2
35,969 Denmark2
90,903 Moldova1
340 Comoros1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
15,705 Cameroon1
6,149 Ethiopia1
9,498 Iceland1
1,970 Grenada1
235 São Tomé and Príncipe1
3,952 Yemen1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
13,447 Uganda1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
17,768 Pakistan1
18,969 Wales1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,504 Ireland33
32,811 Sweden29
63,662 Spain26
23,443 Norway26
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
49,493 Canada62
Countries with hundreds of Arafa:
1,218 United Arab Emirates864
507 Kuwait679
8,131 Kenya628
3,777 Tunisia429
27,998 Indonesia379
873 Qatar272
102,342 United States219
4,340 Jordan216
24,716 Turkey210
20,344 Tanzania207
50,182 Germany202
105,609 India198
61,459 France159
3,016 Oman155
2,118 Mauritania155
30,207 England151
13,194 Malaysia126
1,279 Bahrain122
Countries with thousands of Arafa:
658 Saudi Arabia5,579
1,504 Syria2,352
322 Libya2,024
2,862 Morocco1,745
6,433 Algeria1,071
Countries with ten thousands of Arafa:
148 Egypt92,339
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Arafa Namesakes

  • Yasser Arafat, Former Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization
  • Yasser Arafat, Former Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization
  • Yasser Arafat, Former Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization
  • Amal Arafa, Actress
  • Yasser Arafat, Former Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization
  • Amr Arafa, Film director
  • Moussa Arafat, Political leader
  • Yasser Arafat, Former Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization
  • Yasser Arafat, Former Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization
  • Yasser Arafat, Former Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization

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