Arefa Surname
Approximately 1,937 people bear this surname
Arefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 901 | 1:176,867 | 6,245 |
| Nigeria | 332 | 1:533,563 | 26,209 |
| India | 299 | 1:2,565,436 | 81,200 |
| Indonesia | 230 | 1:574,996 | 45,970 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Ukraine | 15 | 1:3,034,846 | 176,305 |
| Algeria | 10 | 1:3,863,155 | 47,113 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Arefa (60,550) may also be a first name.
Arefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Arefa (Arabic: عارفي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺮﻓﻪ, Hindi: आरेफा, Marathi: अरेका, Oriya: ଆେରଫା, Russian: Арефа) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Arefa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arefa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Arefa is the 212,611th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,762,285 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Arefa are found; 62 percent are found in South Asia and 47 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 15,747th most common first name internationally It is held by 60,550 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 901 people, or 1 in 176,867. Barring Bangladesh it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found and India, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Arefa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arefa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺮﻓﻪ | rfh | - |
| Arefa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆେରଫା | aerapha | - |
| Arefa in the Hindi language | ||
| आरेफा | arepha | 97.67 |
| अरेफा | arepha | 1.56 |
| आरेफ़ा | arefa | 0.39 |
| आरॅफा | arepha | 0.39 |
| Arefa in the Marathi language | ||
| अरेका | areka | 25 |
| आरेफान | arephana | 25 |
| अरेफ़ा | arefa | 25 |
| यारे | yare | 12.5 |
| आरेफ़ा | arefa | 12.5 |
| Arefa in the Russian language | ||
| Арефа | arefa | - |
| Arefa in the Arabic language | ||
| عارفي | arfy | - |
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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 Arefa
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