Araif Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Araif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 45 | 1:3,969,864 | 28,516 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Araif (87) may also be a first name.
Araif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Araif Come From? nationality or country of origin
Araif (Hindi: आरिफ, Marathi: आरैफ) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Araif.
How Common Is The Last Name Araif? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,980,395th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Araif are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 58 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,024,927th most commonly held given name globally, held by 87 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 3,969,864. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Sindh, where 38 percent are found, Punjab, where 36 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 20 percent are found. Besides Pakistan it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 36 percent are found and Uruguay, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Araif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Araif in the Marathi language | ||
| आरैफ | araipha | - |
| Araif in the Hindi language | ||
| आरिफ | aripha | 90.91 |
| अरईफ | ara'ipha | 4.55 |
| आराीफ | araipha | 4.55 |
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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 Araif
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