Arefah Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Arefah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 68 | 1:1,944,841 | 122,869 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Arefah (20) may also be a first name.
Arefah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arefah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Arefah (Arabic: عارفه, Marathi: अरेफह) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arefah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,185,341st most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. Arefah is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Arefah reside; 91 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 91 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Arefah is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 20 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 1,944,841. In Indonesia Arefah is most numerous in: North Sumatra, where 78 percent reside and Riau, where 22 percent reside. Other than Indonesia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and Egypt, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Arefah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arefah in the Marathi language | ||
| अरेफह | arephaha | - |
| Arefah in the Arabic language | ||
| عارفه | arfh | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Arefah
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