Areef Surname
Approximately 3,154 people bear this surname
Areef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 954 | 1:32,344 | 4,580 |
| India | 748 | 1:1,025,488 | 42,986 |
| Egypt | 732 | 1:125,595 | 10,096 |
| Maldives | 454 | 1:890 | 103 |
| Iran | 85 | 1:903,324 | 43,256 |
| Palestine | 80 | 1:56,861 | 5,443 |
| Pakistan | 32 | 1:5,582,621 | 34,646 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Areef (6,003) may also be a first name.
Areef Demographics
Average Areef Salary in
United States
$48,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Areef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Areef Come From? nationality or country of origin
Areef (Dhivehi: ޢަރީފ, Hindi: आरीफ) is found most frequently in Saudi Arabia. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Areef? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 141,319th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,310,573 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Areef live; 42 percent live in South Asia and 31 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Areef is also the 85,637th most widely held first name in the world, held by 6,003 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 954 people, or 1 in 32,344. Apart from Saudi Arabia this last name exists in 26 countries. It also occurs 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
Areef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Areef in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ޢަރީފ | arif | - |
| Areef in the Hindi language | ||
| आरीफ | aripha | 64 |
| आरिफ | aripha | 36 |
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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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- 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 Areef
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