Al Arfaj Surname
Approximately 1,204 people bear this surname
Al Arfaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 994 | 1:31,042 | 4,349 |
| Kuwait | 183 | 1:20,769 | 2,798 |
| Syria | 16 | 1:1,206,314 | 7,138 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
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.
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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
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