Arefeva Surname

55,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,092 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Arefeva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arefeva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia8,0661:17,8682,509
Ukraine7561:60,2158,688
Kazakhstan1341:131,95913,645
Belarus561:169,66222,625
Kyrgyzstan451:132,72614,810
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354

Arefeva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arefeva (Russian: Арефьева) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arefeva? popularity and diffusion

The last name Arefeva is the 55,830th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 801,534 people. Arefeva is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Arefeva live; 73 percent live in Eastern Europe and 73 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 8,066 people, or 1 in 17,868. In Russia Arefeva is mostly found in: Moscow, where 7 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent reside and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 8 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent reside.

Arefeva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Arefeva last name is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Arefeva last name are 18.32% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 65.09% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arefieva9352/
Aref'eva9314/
Arefeeva938/
Arefgeva931/
Arefev928,214/
Arefiev86131/
Orefeva8662/
Aref'ev868/
Arefeev867/
Arafeva864/
Arifeva863/
Erefeva862/
Arefewa861/
Erefeeva8018/
Arafeeva807/
Arofeeva806/
Orefieva803/
Arifeeva801/
Arafaeva801/
Orefev7777/
Arifev773/
Arefiv773/
Arefef772/
Arefew771/
Harafeeva752/
Arefiew7113/
Erofeva714/
Arifeev711/
Orefiva711/
Orefeev711/
Erofeeva6720,914/
Erafeeva6757/
Arefawei6714/
Erifeeva674/
Eroffeva671/
Orifeev571/
Erefawei5383/
Erofeewa534/
Arifiová531/
Erofaeva531/

Arefeva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arefeva in the Russian language
Арефьеваarefeva-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arefeva
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