Arefeh Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Arefeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 104 | 1:738,294 | 38,062 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Arefeh.
How Common Is The Last Name Arefeh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Arefeh is the 1,775,494th most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. Arefeh is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Arefeh are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 41,318th most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 17,709 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Iran, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 738,294. In Iran it is most numerous in: Hormozgan Province, where 56 percent live, Tehran Province, where 28 percent live and Mazandaran Province, where 13 percent live. Excluding Iran this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arefe | 91 | 2,183 | / |
| Arafeh | 83 | 2,789 | / |
| Harefe | 83 | 15 | / |
| Arefee | 83 | 10 | / |
| Arrefe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Arefie | 83 | 4 | / |
| Arefer | 83 | 3 | / |
| Garefe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Arifeh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Areffe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Araefe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Arefet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aroefe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Arefea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Areefee | 77 | 8 | / |
| Harofeh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ajrafeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Areefha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ariffeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Auresfe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Areepha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Harrefe | 77 | 0 | / |
| Arefi | 73 | 15,765 | / |
| Arefa | 73 | 1,937 | / |
| Arife | 73 | 1,089 | / |
| Erefe | 73 | 155 | / |
| Arafe | 73 | 117 | / |
| Arefy | 73 | 29 | / |
| Arofe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Orefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Harefish | 71 | 97 | / |
| Harefa | 67 | 41,174 | / |
| Harife | 67 | 1,618 | / |
| Garife | 67 | 235 | / |
| Areefa | 67 | 130 | / |
| Harafe | 67 | 54 | / |
| Arefyi | 67 | 54 | / |
| Aarafe | 67 | 51 | / |
| Harofe | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ariefa | 67 | 40 | / |
| Garefi | 67 | 24 | / |
| Arifee | 67 | 17 | / |
| Arrife | 67 | 16 | / |
| Areffi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Oriefe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Arifer | 67 | 10 | / |
| Arafea | 67 | 8 | / |
| Arifea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aarefa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Arefiy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Arefis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Arifha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Areefi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arephi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arefai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arofhy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ariefi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eriefe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arefit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Harefi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aarefi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Areifa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arifed | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aerafe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ariffe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Erhefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orefei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arefaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arifet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arafei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Araffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eroefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arepha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arifes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oreife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orefie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arrefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Areffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arrefi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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
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