Arefe Surname

192,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Arefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,0931:46,6065,024
Turkey411:1,898,08367,283
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
England71:7,959,723202,100
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Arefe (15,310) may also be a first name.

Arefe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Arefe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Arefe (Marathi: आरेफॅ) is found most in Ethiopia. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Arefe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arefe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 192,807th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,338,317 people. The surname Arefe is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Arefe are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Arefe is also the 45,741st most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 15,310 people.

This surname is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,093 people, or 1 in 46,606. Apart from Ethiopia Arefe occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Arefe Last Name Statistics demography

Arefe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.36% more than the national average, earning $65,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arefeh91107/
Harefe9115/
Arefee9110/
Arrefe916/
Arefie914/
Arefer913/
Garefe912/
Arefea911/
Aroefe911/
Arefet911/
Araefe911/
Areffe911/
Aref8964,015/
Areefee838/
Auresfe831/
Harrefe830/
Arief8025,384/
Arefi8015,765/
Areef803,154/
Arefa801,937/
Areeb801,624/
Arife801,089/
Aaref80645/
Haref80349/
Areff80224/
Areif80164/
Erefe80155/
Areew80121/
Arafe80117/
Areev8058/
Asref8038/
Arefy8029/
Garef8019/
Areaf809/
Airef806/
Arref806/
Ahref805/
Areft804/
Atref804/
Ayref802/
Arofe802/
Orefe801/
Auref801/
Arhef801/
Arzef801/
Aresf801/
Harefa7341,174/
Gareev7312,447/
Arafeh732,789/
Harife731,618/
Arheif731,499/
Hareeb731,219/
Hareef73394/
Garife73235/
Arieff73226/
Areefa73130/
Hareev73116/
Harafe7354/
Arefyi7354/
Aarafe7351/
Harofe7348/
Ariefa7340/
A'Reef7336/
Atreef7331/
Aareef7329/
Garefi7324/
Arifee7317/
Arhief7317/
Arrife7316/
Areffi7316/
Oriefe7314/
Arreff7313/
Ariefh7312/
Argeev7311/
Harief7310/
Arifer7310/
Gareew738/
Gareff738/
Arafea738/
Arzeef738/
Aarefa737/
Hareff737/
Aarief737/
Atreev737/
Arifea737/
Arefiy736/
Asrefh736/
Arheev735/
Arefis735/
Asreev734/
Areeph734/
Arrief734/
Asreef734/
Hareew734/
Arefai733/
Harref733/
Areefi733/
Areejw733/
A'Rief733/
Ariefi732/
Arefit732/
Arzeev732/
Harefi732/
Aarefi732/
Ahreef732/
Hatref732/
Eriefe732/
Arifeh732/
Areifa732/
Arifed732/
Ariffe732/
Aerafe732/
Hareaf731/
Arrefi731/
Areffa731/
Garref731/
Arrefa731/
Orefie731/
Oreife731/
Arifes731/
Orefei731/
Hareif731/
Ahrief731/
Aireeb731/
Asreaf731/
Arefaj731/
Arifet731/
Arafei731/
Araffe731/
Eroefe731/
Erhefe731/
Aareew731/
Aarefh731/
Arreef731/
Areefh731/
Areehw731/
Arif67781,710/
Areb672,558/
Oref67199/
Arev67184/
Arifeae6782/
Arrifes6775/
Ereifej6751/
Aryf6733/
Gareffi6716/
Oreifie6714/
Hareefa6713/
Arefova679/
Arhöfer679/
Oreifej677/
Ahareef677/
Areifij674/
Aareeph674/
Harrefa674/
Aareefa673/
Hareffa673/
Arew673/
Arriefa673/
Harofeh673/
Haarefa672/
Hasreef672/
Arefiss672/
Gargeev671/
Oreeffe671/
Gaureev671/
Gariffe671/
Harifei671/
Aariffe671/
Areefaa671/
Areefha671/
Areepha671/
Hoerefe671/
Ajrafeh671/
Arisfei671/
Oriefie671/
Harhief671/
Areffis671/
Aareefh671/
Ariffeh671/
Ariffei671/
Areechw671/
Arjf671/
O'Reefe670/
O'Reffe670/
Garreff670/
Garrife670/

Arefe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arefe in the Marathi language
आरेफॅarephe-

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