Arief Forename
Approximately 89,707 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 99% | 85,296 | 1:3,024 | 334 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,690 | 1:18,232 | 2,437 |
| Malaysia | 99% | 584 | 1:52,140 | 4,269 |
| Bangladesh | - | 550 | 1:289,930 | 13,006 |
| India | 100% | 485 | 1:2,504,903 | 121,316 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 388 | 1:18,433 | 1,900 |
| United States | 100% | 126 | 1:2,877,278 | 42,634 |
| Suriname | - | 99 | 1:5,584 | 1,159 |
| Qatar | 100% | 79 | 1:29,995 | 4,090 |
| Philippines | 100% | 72 | 1:1,472,354 | 35,703 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 64 | 1:264,095 | 8,747 |
| South Africa | 100% | 62 | 1:879,559 | 35,041 |
| Thailand | 100% | 45 | 1:1,557,018 | 48,262 |
| Singapore | 100% | 35 | 1:179,630 | 8,299 |
| Australia | - | 25 | 1:546,305 | 8,356 |
| Canada | - | 21 | 1:1,577,780 | 25,926 |
| England | 100% | 13 | 1:4,277,148 | 41,317 |
| Japan | - | 9 | 1:14,220,673 | 39,809 |
| Germany | 100% | 7 | 1:13,811,125 | 41,547 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 7 | 1:3,395,669 | 64,613 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | 1:460,786 | 2,461 |
| South Korea | - | 4 | 1:1,386,105 | 20,690 |
| China | - | 4 | 1:341,513,946 | 78,144 |
| Sweden | 100% | 3 | 1:3,285,969 | 41,581 |
| Hong Kong | - | 3 | 1:2,584,242 | 11,307 |
| France | - | 3 | 1:22,156,780 | 46,973 |
| Oman | - | 3 | 1:1,369,556 | 7,879 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 2 | 1:88,782,180 | 420,186 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | 1:2,675,183 | 18,328 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Uganda | - | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Wales | - | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Peru | - | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Mexico | 100% | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Brazil | - | 1 | 1:214,236,154 | 864,335 |
| Belgium | 100% | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
The alternate forms: Arìef (1) & Ariéf (1) are calculated separately.
Arief (25,384) may also be a surname.
Arief 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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Arief Demographics
Average Male Arief Height
169.86 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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