Areef Surname

141,319th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Maldives

Areef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Areef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia9541:32,3444,580
India7481:1,025,48842,986
Egypt7321:125,59510,096
Maldives4541:890103
Iran851:903,32443,256
Palestine801:56,8615,443
Pakistan321:5,582,62134,646
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
England61:9,286,343223,652
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Oman41:921,9937,313
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Areef (6,003) may also be a first name.

Areef Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Areef Come From? nationality or country of origin

Areef (Dhivehi: ޢަރީފ‬, Hindi: आरीफ) is found in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Areef? popularity and diffusion

The last name Areef is the 141,319th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,310,573 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 76 percent of Areef reside; 42 percent reside in South Asia and 31 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Areef is also the 85,637th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 6,003 people.

The surname is most common in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 954 people, or 1 in 32,344. Aside from Saudi Arabia this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also found in India, where 24 percent reside and Egypt, where 23 percent reside.

Areef Last Name Statistics demography

Areef earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hareef91394/
A'Reef9136/
Atreef9131/
Aareef9129/
Arzeef918/
Asreef914/
Ahreef912/
Arreef911/
Areeaf911/
Areefh911/
Aref8964,015/
Ahareef837/
Hasreef832/
Aareefh831/
Arief8025,384/
Arefe802,183/
Areeb801,624/
Aaref80645/
Haref80349/
Areff80224/
Ereef80184/
Areif80164/
Areew80121/
Areev8058/
Asref8038/
Garef8019/
Areaf809/
Airef806/
Arref806/
Ahref805/
Areft804/
Atref804/
Ayref802/
Araef801/
Auref801/
Arhef801/
Arzef801/
Aresf801/
Ireef801/
Oreef800/
Gareev7312,447/
Arheif731,499/
Hareeb731,219/
Arieff73226/
Hareev73116/
Arhief7317/
Harefe7315/
Arreff7313/
Ariefh7312/
Argeev7311/
Harief7310/
Arayef739/
Gareew738/
Gareff738/
Hareff737/
Aarief737/
Atreev737/
Arrefe736/
Asrefh736/
Aryeff735/
Arheev735/
Asreev734/
Areeph734/
Arrief734/
Hareew734/
Harref733/
Areejw733/
A'Rief733/
Arzeev732/
Hatref732/
Hareaf731/
Airaef731/
Areyev731/
Garref731/
Horeef731/
Hareif731/
Ahrief731/
Aireeb731/
Asreaf731/
Ayuref731/
Areffe731/
Aareew731/
Aarefh731/
Areehw731/
Arif67781,710/
Areb672,558/
Eyarefe67329/
Oref67199/
Arev67184/
Aryf6733/
Iyarefe6717/
Gareyev6716/
Arefova679/
Eref676/
Aareeph674/
Arew673/
Ajirefe673/
Garieff673/
Ayarefe672/
Gargeev671/
Oreeffe671/
Gaureev671/
Garreuf671/
Arowefe671/
Garejew671/
Aurejeb671/
Arejeva671/
Ohiaref671/
Harhief671/
Areechw671/
Arjf671/
Auresfe671/
O'Reefe670/
Garreff670/
Harrefe670/

Areef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Areef in the Dhivehi language
ޢަރީފ‬arif-
Areef in the Hindi language
आरीफaripha64
आरिफaripha36

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Areef
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