Aref Forename
Approximately 131,554 people bear this name
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Arif [ʕaːrɪf] (Arabic: عارف also spelled Aref in Pushtu, Persian Urdu, or Arief in Indonesian Malay) is a Semitic name that is common in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. It later spread to Muslim countries, such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan and Turkey as well as among Muslims in India.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | - | 37,944 | 1:693 | 119 |
| Iran | 100% | 32,918 | 1:2,385 | 350 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 13,347 | 1:2,309 | 394 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 8,197 | 1:873 | 93 |
| Syria | - | 8,033 | 1:2,403 | 390 |
| Jordan | 100% | 4,706 | 1:1,876 | 362 |
| Libya | - | 3,856 | 1:1,613 | 308 |
| India | 100% | 3,444 | 1:352,752 | 31,340 |
| Iraq | 100% | 3,269 | 1:10,712 | 839 |
| Egypt | 100% | 3,253 | 1:28,251 | 1,940 |
| Palestine | 100% | 2,213 | 1:2,056 | 418 |
| Kuwait | - | 2,166 | 1:1,748 | 251 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1,864 | 1:3,019 | 526 |
| Bangladesh | 50% | 1,558 | 1:102,350 | 6,851 |
| Bahrain | - | 814 | 1:1,657 | 271 |
| Morocco | 100% | 764 | 1:44,959 | 1,962 |
| United States | 100% | 614 | 1:590,451 | 14,711 |
| Qatar | 100% | 414 | 1:5,724 | 926 |
| Oman | 100% | 328 | 1:12,526 | 1,360 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 308 | 1:837,544 | 54,706 |
| Algeria | 100% | 181 | 1:210,921 | 3,274 |
| Canada | 100% | 125 | 1:265,067 | 8,979 |
| Sweden | 100% | 120 | 1:82,149 | 3,727 |
| Tunisia | 100% | 117 | 1:5,785 | 749 |
| Brazil | 100% | 100 | 1:2,142,362 | 44,138 |
| England | 99% | 99 | 1:561,646 | 11,447 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 76 | 1:397,393 | 11,485 |
| Germany | 100% | 67 | 1:1,442,953 | 9,650 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 64 | 1:264,095 | 8,747 |
| Thailand | 100% | 47 | 1:1,490,762 | 46,917 |
| Malaysia | 86% | 42 | 1:724,999 | 28,233 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 31 | 1:6,269,603 | 54,431 |
| France | 100% | 31 | 1:2,144,205 | 12,301 |
| Belgium | 100% | 28 | 1:410,359 | 7,204 |
| Israel | 95% | 27 | 1:311,219 | 7,762 |
| Denmark | - | 27 | 1:209,241 | 4,567 |
| Afghanistan | - | 21 | 1:1,553,501 | 15,583 |
| Mexico | 100% | 19 | 1:6,533,917 | 23,538 |
| Australia | - | 19 | 1:718,822 | 9,906 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 19 | 1:549,014 | 14,985 |
| Norway | 100% | 17 | 1:301,902 | 6,548 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 16 | 1:6,097,508 | 12,067 |
| Ukraine | 93% | 16 | 1:2,843,744 | 6,272 |
| Russia | 100% | 15 | 1:9,615,580 | 37,191 |
| Argentina | 100% | 15 | 1:2,851,550 | 9,163 |
| Wales | 100% | 14 | 1:221,022 | 3,846 |
| Peru | 100% | 12 | 1:2,649,288 | 24,443 |
| Turkey | 75% | 11 | 1:7,072,883 | 27,150 |
| Austria | 100% | 11 | 1:774,018 | 6,072 |
| Senegal | 100% | 11 | 1:1,325,578 | 10,886 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 9 | 1:912,611 | 11,192 |
| Djibouti | - | 9 | 1:101,740 | 979 |
| Sudan | - | 9 | 1:4,200,775 | 4,893 |
| South Africa | 100% | 8 | 1:6,816,581 | 127,931 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 6 | 1:2,570,636 | 64,965 |
| Moldova | 100% | 6 | 1:593,523 | 3,425 |
| Philippines | 100% | 6 | 1:17,668,246 | 211,341 |
| Ecuador | - | 6 | 1:2,954,486 | 13,743 |
| Italy | 100% | 6 | 1:10,177,015 | 31,373 |
| Belarus | 100% | 6 | 1:1,580,397 | 7,457 |
| Finland | 50% | 5 | 1:1,096,637 | 9,775 |
| China | - | 5 | 1:273,211,156 | 75,889 |
| Chile | 100% | 5 | 1:3,521,442 | 19,163 |
| Panama | - | 4 | 1:976,639 | 21,104 |
| Tanzania | - | 4 | 1:13,197,080 | 50,227 |
| Greece | 100% | 4 | 1:2,733,637 | 12,935 |
| Bulgaria | - | 3 | 1:2,330,130 | 16,302 |
| Brunei | - | 3 | 1:139,857 | 2,352 |
| Mauritius | - | 3 | 1:432,595 | 7,262 |
| Cameroon | - | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 2 | 1:4,821,472 | 33,780 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Ireland | - | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Croatia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,108,538 | 15,895 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 2 | 1:24,564 | 1,836 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 2 | 1:2,047,620 | 19,390 |
| Scotland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,675,183 | 18,328 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Northern Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:318,133 | 3,044 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Chad | - | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Serbia | 100% | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
Aref (64,015) may also be a surname.
Aref Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Arif [ʕaːrɪf] (Arabic: عارف also spelled Aref in Pushtu, Persian Urdu, or Arief in Indonesian Malay) is a Semitic name that is common in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. It later spread to Muslim countries, such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan and Turkey as well as among Muslims in India. In early Islam it can also refer to a man who has been taught customary law and entrusted with certain duties: Distributing stipends to the warriors, collecting blood money, guarding the interest of orphans, and assisting in controlling of the markets.
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Aref Demographics
Average Aref Salary in
United States
$51,883 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Phonetically Similar Names
Aref Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aref in the Russian language | ||
| Ареф | aref | - |
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