Al-Arif Surname
Approximately 380 people bear this surname
Al-Arif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Al-Arif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Arif Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al-Arif is found most in Bangladesh. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Arif? popularity and diffusion
The last name Al-Arif is the 754,238th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 19,177,752 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Al-Arif live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
It is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 360 people, or 1 in 442,658. Not including Bangladesh this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ariff | 93 | 1 | / |
| Al-Arief | 93 | 1 | / |
| Al-Harif | 93 | 1 | / |
| Al Arif | 86 | 1,430 | / |
| Al-Aref | 86 | 28 | / |
| Al-Harib | 80 | 22 | / |
| Al Ariff | 80 | 6 | / |
| Al-Areef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Harif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Oreif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Aref | 71 | 1,301 | / |
| Al Arib | 71 | 96 | / |
| Al-Hathref | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Harib | 67 | 945 | / |
| Al Haref | 67 | 33 | / |
| Al-Hareb | 67 | 6 | / |
| Al Areef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Oraif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Areeb | 53 | 392 | / |
| Al-Horeb | 53 | 6 | / |
| Al Horef | 53 | 6 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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-Arif
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