Cognomen Arafat (Arafat 
, عرفات 
, Арафат 
, along with others...) , across the world, is a widespread surname. The family name Arafat is characteristic of Palestinian Territory, where it is quite a common surname, Bangladesh, and Egypt (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Bangladesh, Egypt, and Indonesia. Likewise, Arafat is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Arafat | Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Egypt, India |
| عرفات | Yemen, Sudan, Jordan, Palestinian Territory, Egypt |
| Арафат | Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Belarus |
| ערפאת | Israel |
| อาราฟัต | Thailand |
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raed arafat Syrian-born Romanian intensive care physician, RO (b. 1964) |
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yasir arafat Pakistani cricketer, NZ (b. 1982) |
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dj arafat Ivorian musician, singer and record producer (1986-2019), CI (b. 1986) |
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| marwan arafat Footballer (1945-2012), SY (b. 1945) |
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omar arafat American author, US |
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| arafat awajan researcher (b. 1959) |
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| arafat chekrouni Moroccan tennis player, MA (b. 1966) |
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| yaser arafat Indonesian politician (born 1971 in Brebes), ID (b. 1971) |
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| arafat nur Indonesian writer, ID (b. 1974) |
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| muhammad yasir arafat Indonesian politician (born 1975), ID (b. 1975) |
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| arafat tayeb Ph.D. Université Paris IX - Dauphine 2006 (b. 1975) |
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| sachi arafat Ph.D. University of Glasgow 2008 |
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| hussam hassan arafat researcher |
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| arafat h. khan researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-2462-9423 |
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| yasir arafat researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-7452-1093) |
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