Last name ערפה (Arfa 
, ערפה 
) , all over the world, is a common cognomen. The family name ערפה is characteristic of Tunisia, where it is quite a common surname, Egypt, and Brunei, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Egypt, Indonesia, and Tunisia. Likewise, ערפה is the forename as well as the last name.