Al-Arefi Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Al-Arefi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
Al-Arefi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Arefi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al-Arefi is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Arefi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Al-Arefi is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Al-Arefi live; 25 percent live in Caribbean and 25 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.
The surname is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 32,153,183. In Afghanistan Al-Arefi is primarily concentrated in: Parwan, where 100 percent live. Barring Afghanistan it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Areefi | 94 | 2 | / |
| Al-Areifi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Al-Arifi | 88 | 1,872 | / |
| Al-Arafi | 88 | 9 | / |
| Al Arefi | 88 | 4 | / |
| Al-Ariefy | 82 | 199 | / |
| Al Areefi | 82 | 5 | / |
| Al-Ajrafi | 82 | 4 | / |
| Al-Arefey | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Arifi | 75 | 9,088 | / |
| Al Arafi | 75 | 75 | / |
| Al-Arify | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Orofi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Oraifi | 71 | 479 | / |
| Al Araifi | 71 | 189 | / |
| Al Harafi | 71 | 24 | / |
| Al Harifi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Al-Oreafy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Arifij | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Arifit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Arifid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Ajrafi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Orofi | 63 | 5 | / |
| Al Orifi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al Arify | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al Orafi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al Arifaj | 59 | 9 | / |
| Al Oraifi | 59 | 7 | / |
| Al-Herafe | 59 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al-Arefi
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