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

Arefeh occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arefeh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,775,494th most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Arefeh reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 41,318th most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 17,709 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 738,294. In Iran it is mostly found in: Hormozgan Province, where 56 percent live, Tehran Province, where 28 percent live and Mazandaran Province, where 13 percent live. Barring Iran Arefeh exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

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/

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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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