Arefan Surname
Approximately 180 people bear this surname
Arefan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 173 | 1:443,830 | 27,461 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
Arefan (359) may also be a first name.
Arefan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arefan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Arefan (Hindi: आरेफान, Marathi: आरेफान) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Arefan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arefan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,272,314th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Arefan live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 459,598th most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 359 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 443,830. In Iran it is most numerous in: Isfahan Province, where 32 percent live, Tehran Province, where 27 percent live and Khuzestan Province, where 14 percent live. Beside Iran this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariefan | 92 | 14 | / |
| Harefan | 92 | 13 | / |
| Arefaan | 92 | 4 | / |
| Areefan | 92 | 3 | / |
| Garefan | 92 | 2 | / |
| Arefane | 92 | 1 | / |
| Arefaine | 86 | 4,464 | / |
| Arefayne | 86 | 3,079 | / |
| Garefain | 86 | 7 | / |
| Gareefan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hareefan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Arifan | 83 | 845 | / |
| Arafan | 83 | 276 | / |
| Arofan | 83 | 69 | / |
| Erefan | 83 | 3 | / |
| Arefanova | 80 | 5 | / |
| Arrefayne | 80 | 2 | / |
| Arefayneh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Areafaine | 80 | 1 | / |
| Harifan | 77 | 62 | / |
| Harafan | 77 | 49 | / |
| Aurifan | 77 | 24 | / |
| Ariffan | 77 | 20 | / |
| Arifain | 77 | 14 | / |
| Arisfan | 77 | 13 | / |
| Aarifan | 77 | 12 | / |
| Airafan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Garifan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Arephan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arafean | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arifaan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asrifan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arafain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arifatin | 71 | 139 | / |
| Areephan | 71 | 13 | / |
| Arefeine | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ariffain | 71 | 4 | / |
| Arrafain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Harrifan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arifon | 67 | 80 | / |
| Arifanova | 67 | 44 | / |
| Erafan | 67 | 41 | / |
| Orifan | 67 | 15 | / |
| Aryfanova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Arafon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Areephant | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arifam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arreephan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erifan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Areephand | 67 | 1 | / |
Arefan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arefan in the Hindi language | ||
| आरेफान | arephana | - |
| Arefan in the Marathi language | ||
| आरेफान | arephana | 60 |
| आरेफन | arephana | 20 |
| अरेफान | arephana | 20 |
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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 Arefan
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