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 in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arefah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,185,341st most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname Arefah is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Arefah live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 91 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Arefah is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 20 people.
The last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 1,944,841. In Indonesia Arefah is mostly found in: North Sumatra, where 78 percent reside and Riau, where 22 percent reside. Beside Indonesia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common 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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