Al Arfan Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kuwait
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Al Arfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Arfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Syria161:1,206,3147,138
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388

Al Arfan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Arfan is found in Kuwait more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

Al Arfan is the 2,530,696th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. Al Arfan is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Arfan live; 91 percent live in West Asia and 50 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname is most frequently held in Kuwait, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 131,058. Outside of Kuwait this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 28 percent reside and Lebanon, where 12 percent reside.

Al Arfan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Al Arfan surname is predominantly Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Arifan94858/
Al Arfain943/
Alarfan9333/
Al Arefain895/
Al Harfian891/
Al Harifan891/
ul Arfan889/
Al Irfan886/
Al Erfan884/
Al-Arfan881/
Al Arfen881/
Al Arfeen822,134/
Ali Irfan8214/
ul Arfain8213/
Al Arafin8210/
Al Arefin829/
Al Arifin827/
Al Arifen824/
El Warfan824/
El Arfany823/
El Arfani823/
Al-Harfan822/
ul Arfian822/
Alairafan821/
Al Raufan821/
Al Rifani821/
Al Aerfin821/
Alarfen80121/
Alirfan8020/
Alarfon801/
Alrifan801/
Alurfan801/
Alerfan801/
El Harfane789/
El Harfany786/
ul Arifain784/
Al Rifaien783/
Al Arifeen783/
Al Arefeen783/
ul Arafain782/
ul Harfain781/
ul Aarfain781/
Al Raffani781/
Al Riffany781/
Al Aarfeen781/
Al Areefen781/
Al Arifien781/
ul Arfaeen781/
Al Ariffin781/
Alarifen75177/
ul Arfen75112/
ul Arfin7572/
ul Irfan7527/
Al-Irfan7513/
Alrifany755/
Alarfeen755/
Elarfani754/
El Rufan751/
Allah Irfan742/
ul Araifain741/
ul Arfeen71642/
Al-Arifin71122/
ul Arifin7156/
Aloraifan7154/
Al-Irfani719/
ul Arafin719/
ul Aarfin718/
ul Arifen715/
ul Arefin715/
Alaarfeen713/
ul Warfin711/
ul Harfin711/
ul Airfin711/
ul Arefen711/
ul Arfein711/
ul Arfene711/
Al Rehvan711/
Al Riffin711/
Alarafeen711/
Al-Rifaan711/
ul Arafen711/
ul Ariffn711/
ul Earfin711/
Alarifeen711/
Ali-Irfan711/
El Irfani711/
El Arafeen67660/
ul Arifeen67347/
ul Aarfeen6741/
ul Arefeen6738/
Al Rifouni6738/
ul Arafeen6735/
ul Harfeen679/
Ularfin674/
Aliariffin674/
Ul-Arifane673/
Al-Rifaani672/
Alarvon672/
ul Aarifin671/
Ulaarafian671/
Ulirfan671/
ul Aarafin671/
ul Aarfien671/
ul Aarifen671/
ul Airfeen671/
ul Arafein671/
ul Araifen671/
ul Areefin671/
ul Arfeenâ671/
ul Arfieen671/
ul Ariefin671/
ul Ariffin671/
ul Arrifen671/
Alrfeen671/
Ali Rafion671/
Ayala Aravena671/
Aljurifani671/
Al-Oraifan671/
ul Arifine671/

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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 Arfan
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