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 surname Arefan (Hindi: आरेफान, Marathi: आरेफान) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Arefan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Arefan is the 1,272,314th most frequent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Arefan reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Arefan is also the 459,598th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 359 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 443,830. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Isfahan Province, where 32 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 27 percent reside and Khuzestan Province, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Iran this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent reside.
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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