Arafat is used as a family name or surname in Bangladesh. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Arafat
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Bangladesh
Meaning: Arabic family name linked to a place name, Mount Arafat (`Arafat), mountain located near Mecca and subject to the devotions of the month of Dhul 9 al-Hijja.

How popular is Arafat?

Arafat is common in Bangladesh.

Arafat is ranked 1846 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Arafats grew by 29.29936 per cent to 406 since 2000 and ranked 51281 after elevating 8802 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 74.38 72.29
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 13.79 7.96
Black 4.19 2.55
Others 3.94 14.65
Arafat is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Bangladesh which signifies that it is originated from Bangladesh. Around 296069 people have been found who wears Arafat as their family name. Arafat is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
7,031 China6
46,707 New Zealand5
26,325 Mauritania5
1,778 Mozambique5
1,039 Libya5
2,370 Iraq5
8,993 Tunisia3
325 Djibouti3
15,956 Venezuela3
46,068 Philippines3
16,605 Austria3
35,969 Denmark2
5,817 Albania2
91,784 Netherlands2
2,152 Niger2
10,267 Sri Lanka2
2,705 Togo2
427 Somalia2
6,688 Malawi1
29,595 Iran1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
37,779 Serbia1
7,895 South Korea1
6,820 Angola1
6,149 Ethiopia1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
29,046 Japan1
30,360 Thailand1
21,562 Portugal1
531 Greenland1
4,249 Cambodia1
734 Chad1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
7,292 Vietnam1
42,479 Greece1
7,314 Bolivia1
4,171 Rwanda1
91,024 Belgium1
50,549 Georgia1
8,268 Mauritius1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,004 Bahrain49
7,279 Wales45
26,164 Sweden36
53,804 Australia35
124,645 Ukraine30
36,547 Switzerland27
14,963 Scotland26
68,343 Spain23
28,338 Norway20
49,545 Belarus20
11,059 Nigeria13
2,892 Iceland13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
36,026 Canada91
152,430 Russia66
104,075 Brazil64
85,668 Italy56
5,773 Singapore53
43,380 Kazakhstan52
Countries with hundreds of Arafat:
3,725 Ghana799
3,736 Malaysia632
5,446 Cameroon595
12,490 Turkey559
51,688 United States510
20,699 Germany504
10,157 Kenya471
10,900 Morocco470
13,246 Algeria446
565 Qatar399
16,496 England339
1,854 Oman279
1,342 Kuwait279
2,392 Lebanon251
18,581 Tanzania231
30,064 South Africa183
61,459 France159
9,170 Israel118
27,127 Mexico105
17,090 Romania104
Countries with thousands of Arafat:
372 Yemen9,701
552 Saudi Arabia6,503
1,067 Uganda5,975
2,759 Indonesia5,391
868 Sudan5,155
675 Syria4,703
172 Jordan4,470
18,492 India2,311
1,528 Afghanistan1,898
747 United Arab Emirates1,376
Countries with ten thousands of Arafat:
396 Egypt29,622
1,151 Pakistan11,692
Countries with hundred thousands of Arafat:
93 Bangladesh199,037
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Arafat 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
  • Yasser Arafat, Former Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization
  • 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
  • DJ Arafat, DJ
  • Suha Arafat, Yasser Arafat's wife

Arafat 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
  • Yasser Arafat, Former Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization
  • 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
  • DJ Arafat, DJ
  • Suha Arafat, Yasser Arafat's wife

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