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Surname 新垣 (Arakaki , 新垣 , Aragaki ) , around the globe, is quite a common cognomen. The surname 新垣 is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Peru, where it is quite a rare surname, Argentina, and Brazil. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Brazil, the United States, and Peru. Very seldom, 新垣 is the forename as well as the last name.