Globally, Арафат (Arafat 
, Arofat 
, Арафат 
) is a common predominantly male, but scarcely female given name. The first name Арафат is characteristic of Bangladesh, where it is quite a common predominantly masculine, but very infrequently feminine name, Djibouti, where it is quite a common male name, and Oman, where it is quite a common predominantly masculine, but very seldom feminine name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Bangladesh, India, and Egypt. Also, Арафат is the last name as well as the forename.