Al Arifi Surname

55,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,088 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Al Arifi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Arifi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen7,7051:3,430515
Saudi Arabia9941:31,0424,349
Jordan1141:77,5656,269
Syria1041:185,5873,919
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Oman391:94,5633,083
Tunisia301:20,3543,251
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Palestine51:909,77015,190
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Araifi94189/
Al Harifi946/
Al Arifij941/
Al Arifit941/
Al Arifid941/
Al-Arifi881,872/
Al Arefi884/
Al Arufi881/
Al Arify881/
Al Orifi881/
Al Arifaj829/
Al Oraifi827/
Al Areefi825/
Al-Areifi821/
Al-Arefi754/
Al-Arify751/
Al-Oraifi71479/
Al-Ariefy71199/
Al-Areefi712/
Al-Arefey591/

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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 Arifi
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