Across the world, عرفة (Arafa 
, Arfa , عرفة 
) is a common unisex given name. The given name عرفة is characteristic of Tanzania, where it is quite a common girly name, Sudan, where it is quite a common principally feminine, but scarcely masculine name, and Egypt, where it is quite a common masculine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in India, Tanzania, and Egypt. Likewise, عرفة is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Arfa, Arafa | Tanzania, Egypt, India, Sudan, Indonesia |
| عرفة | Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Syria, Saudi Arabia |
| Arafah | Tanzania, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia |