Al Aref Surname
Approximately 1,301 people bear this surname
Al Aref Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 353 | 1:54,677 | 2,743 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Lebanon | 151 | 1:37,332 | 3,540 |
| Jordan | 150 | 1:58,950 | 5,473 |
| United Arab Emirates | 138 | 1:66,393 | 6,307 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Palestine | 20 | 1:227,442 | 9,690 |
| Yemen | 9 | 1:2,936,144 | 15,216 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Al Aref Demographics
Al Aref Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Aref Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Aref Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Aref is borne by more people in Syria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Aref? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 293,533rd most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,601,496 people. The surname Al Aref occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Al Aref live; 85 percent live in West Asia and 53 percent live in Levant.
The last name is most frequently used in Syria, where it is held by 353 people, or 1 in 54,677. In Syria Al Aref is mostly concentrated in: Aleppo Governorate, where 83 percent reside, Homs Governorate, where 16 percent reside and Al-Hasakah Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account Syria Al Aref is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 15 percent reside and Egypt, where 14 percent reside.
Al Aref Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Sunni (90%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Haref | 93 | 33 | / |
| Al Areef | 93 | 1 | / |
| Al Arif | 86 | 1,430 | / |
| Al-Aref | 86 | 28 | / |
| Al Areeb | 80 | 392 | / |
| Al Ariff | 80 | 6 | / |
| Al Horef | 80 | 6 | / |
| Al-Arief | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Areef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Harif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Arif | 71 | 380 | / |
| Al Arib | 71 | 96 | / |
| Al-Hathref | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Harib | 67 | 945 | / |
| Al-Hareb | 67 | 6 | / |
| Al Horeb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Ariff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Oraif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Oreif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Harif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Harib | 53 | 22 | / |
| Al-Horeb | 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
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- 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 Aref
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