Araif Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Araif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Araif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan451:3,969,86428,516
India321:23,970,793327,222
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

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

The last name Araif (Hindi: आरिफ, Marathi: आरैफ) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Araif? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,980,395th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Araif live; 87 percent live in South Asia and 58 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,024,927th most commonly held given name worldwide It is held by 87 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 3,969,864. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Sindh, where 38 percent reside, Punjab, where 36 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 20 percent reside. Besides Pakistan Araif exists in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 36 percent reside and Uruguay, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aaraif9125/
Asraif9116/
Ahraif914/
Aeraif911/
Haraif911/
Arif89781,710/
Araf898,311/
Asraiaf832/
Aarif8040,564/
Arief8025,384/
Ariff8018,893/
Asraf8016,732/
Harif803,152/
Oraif802,160/
Arraf801,386/
Arife801,089/
Haraf801,054/
Airaf80995/
Arrif80970/
Ahraf80526/
Aaraf80431/
Asrif80382/
Araib80279/
Arauf80260/
Arafh80246/
Argif80246/
Ahrif80233/
Areif80164/
Garif80157/
Arafe80117/
Atraf8056/
Arifs8055/
Arifz8050/
Aerif8043/
Araft8040/
Aeraf8033/
Araaf8032/
Aurif8025/
Ajraf8020/
Arift8019/
Garaf8015/
Arzaf8015/
A'Rif8012/
Aridf8011/
Arifh8010/
Arhaf809/
Auraf809/
Areaf809/
Ajrif807/
Arzif806/
Eraif804/
Arifp803/
Argaf803/
Atrif803/
Ariof803/
Earaf803/
Earif802/
Araff802/
Ayraf802/
Arayf802/
Ayrif801/
Aroif801/
Aripf801/
Araef801/
Aruif801/
Arhif801/
Harife731,618/
Arheif731,499/
Harraf73509/
Hatraf73247/
Harrif73247/
Arieff73226/
Harafh73208/
Hariff73164/
Heraif73137/
Asraff73123/
Aariff7364/
Gariff7357/
Harafe7354/
Aarafe7351/
Asrhaf7347/
Arahaf7342/
Hasraf7335/
Gauraf7328/
Asraaf7324/
Arriff7324/
Atraaf7323/
Harhaf7317/
Arhief7317/
Arrife7316/
Ariefh7312/
Aharaf7312/
Autrif7312/
Atroif7311/
Harief7310/
Asrafe7310/
Ahrraf7310/
Aitraf7310/
Arayef739/
Gahraf738/
Aahraf738/
Haruif737/
Aarief737/
Aasraf735/
Aharif735/
Asrafh735/
Garrif734/
Arrief734/
Arajaf734/
Aaraaf733/
Harauf733/
Arrauf733/
Harifh733/
Garaff733/
Garraf733/
Attraf733/
Haraib733/
A'Arif733/
A'Rief733/
Araiev732/
Aasrif732/
Aairif732/
Aarifh732/
Hargif732/
Asrraf732/
Auraaf732/
Aisraf732/
Ariffe732/
Hasrif731/
Garaiv731/
Gargaf731/
Haraft731/
Hareaf731/
Goraif731/
Aaraft731/
Aarifp731/
Aarrif731/
Airaef731/
Ahhraf731/
Aroiff731/
Aruiif731/
Arhaft731/
Ariiaf731/
Arijaf731/
Asrapf731/
Asrauf731/
Auraib731/
Asrhif731/
Hajraf731/
Hareif731/
Garaiw731/
Garauf731/
Ahrief731/
Aatraf731/
Aatrif731/
Aarraf731/
Aerrif731/
Atrafe731/
Asreaf731/
Arishf731/
Araffe731/
Arajiv731/
Auriff731/
Ausraf731/
Ahhrif731/
Ahrafs731/
Ahriff731/
Ajhraf731/
Asrasf731/
Asrayf731/
Arraff731/
Arioff731/
Areeaf731/
Aysraf731/
Haraff730/
Arab67256,109/
Aref6764,015/
Arib679,795/
Arifova673,620/
Orif67751/
Araw67469/
Arav67394/
Harriff6796/
Eraf6752/
Harahaf6745/
Ariv6741/
Aryf6733/
Heraief6728/
Arrajib6721/
Oraf6717/
Garaiev677/
Erif677/
Ashhraf676/
Garieff673/
Hattraf672/
Hasraff672/
Harajib671/
Harajiv671/
Aasraaf671/
Aasriff671/
Aariffe671/
Garraff671/
Garayiv671/
Harhief671/
Aaraaff671/
Aitraaf671/
Ahariff671/
Arjf671/
Ariw671/
Haraiov671/
Hausraf670/

Araif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Araif in the Marathi language
आरैफaraipha-
Araif in the Hindi language
आरिफaripha90.91
अरईफara'ipha4.55
आराीफaraipha4.55

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