Al Arfaj Surname

312,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Al Arfaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Arfaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia9941:31,0424,349
Kuwait1831:20,7692,798
Syria161:1,206,3147,138
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Al Arfaj Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al Arfaj Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Al Arfaj occurs more in Saudi Arabia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Al Arfaj click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Arfaj? popularity and diffusion

Al Arfaj is the 312,422nd most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,052,779 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Arfaj are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

It is most frequent in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 994 people, or 1 in 31,042. Besides Saudi Arabia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 15 percent are found and Syria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Arfa935/
Al-Arfaj882,444/
Al Arfat889/
Al Harfa887/
Al Arfah882/
Al Arfi806/
Al Arfe801/
Al Harfi756/
Al Arfee754/
Al Harfiz711/
Al-Harfi635/
Al Herfi632/
Al Harfoush632/
Al-Garfi631/
Al-Harfy631/
Al-Harfoush531/
Al-Orfi531/

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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 Arfaj
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