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

Arefev (Russian: Арефьев) is found most frequently in Russia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

Arefev is the 61,217^th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 887,210 people. The last name Arefev occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Arefev reside; 73 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 73 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 7,434 people, or 1 in 19,387. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow Oblast, where 9 percent reside, Moscow, where 7 percent reside and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Beside Russia this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 7 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent reside.

Arefev Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Arefev surname is predominantly Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Arefev are 8.17% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 54.94% being registered with the political party.