Arefeh Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Arefeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arefeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1041:738,29438,062
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Arefeh (17,709) may also be a first name.

Arefeh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arefeh is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arefeh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Arefeh is the 1,775,494th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Arefeh live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Arefeh is also the 41,318th most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 17,709 people.

The surname Arefeh is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 738,294. In Iran Arefeh is mostly concentrated in: Hormozgan Province, where 56 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 28 percent are found and Mazandaran Province, where 13 percent are found. Besides Iran Arefeh occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arefe912,183/
Arafeh832,789/
Harefe8315/
Arefee8310/
Arrefe836/
Arefie834/
Arefer833/
Garefe832/
Arifeh832/
Areffe831/
Araefe831/
Arefet831/
Aroefe831/
Arefea831/
Areefee778/
Harofeh773/
Ajrafeh771/
Areefha771/
Ariffeh771/
Auresfe771/
Areepha771/
Harrefe770/
Arefi7315,765/
Arefa731,937/
Arife731,089/
Erefe73155/
Arafe73117/
Arefy7329/
Arofe732/
Orefe731/
Harefish7197/
Harefa6741,174/
Harife671,618/
Garife67235/
Areefa67130/
Harafe6754/
Arefyi6754/
Aarafe6751/
Harofe6748/
Ariefa6740/
Garefi6724/
Arifee6717/
Arrife6716/
Areffi6716/
Oriefe6714/
Arifer6710/
Arafea678/
Arifea677/
Aarefa677/
Arefiy676/
Arefis675/
Arifha674/
Areefi673/
Arephi673/
Arefai673/
Arofhy673/
Ariefi672/
Eriefe672/
Arefit672/
Harefi672/
Aarefi672/
Areifa672/
Arifed672/
Aerafe672/
Ariffe672/
Erhefe671/
Orefei671/
Arefaj671/
Arifet671/
Arafei671/
Araffe671/
Eroefe671/
Arepha671/
Arifes671/
Oreife671/
Orefie671/
Arrefa671/
Areffa671/
Arrefi671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Arefeh
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis