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 last name Al Arfan is borne by more people in Kuwait than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Al Arfan click here.

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

The surname is the 2,530,696th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name Al Arfan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Arfan are found; 91 percent are found in West Asia and 50 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kuwait, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 131,058. Barring Kuwait this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 28 percent live and Lebanon, where 12 percent live.

Al Arfan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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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