View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

Where Does The Last Name Aref Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Aref (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺭﻑ, Marathi: आरेफ़, Russian: Ареф) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aref? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Aref is the 8,849^th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 113,841 people. Aref is predominantly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Aref are found; 48 percent are found in West Asia and 38 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 7,932^nd most common first name world-wide, held by 131,554 people.

Aref is most widely held in Egypt, where it is borne by 20,928 people, or 1 in 4,393. Beside Egypt this surname is found in 73 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 19 percent are found and Iraq, where 17 percent are found.

Aref Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Sunni (63%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Aref last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Aref earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.92% less than the national average, earning 259,837 kr per year; in United States they earn 28.35% more than the national average, earning $55,380 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.48% more than the national average, earning $49,921 CAD per year.