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Where Does The Last Name Arefev Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Arefev (Russian: Арефьев) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Arefev.

How Common Is The Last Name Arefev? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 61,217^th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 887,210 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Arefev live; 73 percent live in Eastern Europe and 73 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Arefev is most frequently held in Russia, where it is carried by 7,434 people, or 1 in 19,387. In Russia Arefev is most prevalent in: Moscow Oblast, where 9 percent are found, Moscow, where 7 percent are found and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Russia Arefev exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 7 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found.

Arefev Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Arefev surname is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Arefev surname are 8.17% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 54.94% registered to vote for the party.