Al Arifi Surname
Approximately 9,088 people bear this surname
Al Arifi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 7,705 | 1:3,430 | 515 |
| Saudi Arabia | 994 | 1:31,042 | 4,349 |
| Jordan | 114 | 1:77,565 | 6,269 |
| Syria | 104 | 1:185,587 | 3,919 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Oman | 39 | 1:94,563 | 3,083 |
| Tunisia | 30 | 1:20,354 | 3,251 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Palestine | 5 | 1:909,770 | 15,190 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Al Arifi Demographics
Al Arifi Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Arifi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Arifi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al Arifi has its highest incidence in Yemen. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Arifi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 55,848th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 801,887 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Arifi reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 97 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is borne by 7,705 people, or 1 in 3,430. In Yemen Al Arifi is mostly concentrated in: Taiz Governorate, where 25 percent live, Dhamar Governorate, where 14 percent live and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 13 percent live. Not including Yemen Al Arifi exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent live and Jordan, where 1 percent live.
Al Arifi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Araifi | 94 | 189 | / |
| Al Harifi | 94 | 6 | / |
| Al Arifij | 94 | 1 | / |
| Al Arifit | 94 | 1 | / |
| Al Arifid | 94 | 1 | / |
| Al-Arifi | 88 | 1,872 | / |
| Al Arefi | 88 | 4 | / |
| Al Arufi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Arify | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Orifi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Arifaj | 82 | 9 | / |
| Al Oraifi | 82 | 7 | / |
| Al Areefi | 82 | 5 | / |
| Al-Areifi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al-Arefi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Al-Arify | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Oraifi | 71 | 479 | / |
| Al-Ariefy | 71 | 199 | / |
| Al-Areefi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Al-Arefey | 59 | 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
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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 Arifi
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