Al Arif Surname
Approximately 1,430 people bear this surname
Al Arif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1,081 | 1:147,416 | 5,565 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Pakistan | 68 | 1:2,627,116 | 22,516 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Al Arif (20) may also be a first name.
Al Arif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Arif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al Arif is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Al Arif.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Arif? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 272,239th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,096,186 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Arif reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Al Arif is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 20 people.
This surname is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is held by 1,081 people, or 1 in 147,416. Aside from Bangladesh this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent reside and Pakistan, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ariff | 93 | 6 | / |
| Al Harif | 93 | 1 | / |
| Al Aref | 86 | 1,301 | / |
| Al-Arif | 86 | 380 | / |
| Al Arib | 86 | 96 | / |
| Al Harib | 80 | 945 | / |
| Al Haref | 80 | 33 | / |
| Al-Harif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Oraif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Areef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Arief | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Ariff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Aref | 71 | 28 | / |
| Al Areeb | 67 | 392 | / |
| Al-Harib | 67 | 22 | / |
| Al Horef | 67 | 6 | / |
| Al-Areef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Oreif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Hathref | 59 | 1 | / |
| Al-Hareb | 53 | 6 | / |
| Al Horeb | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Arif
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