Arefi Surname

33,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Arefi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arefi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran14,9411:5,139706
Afghanistan2211:145,4903,172
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Canada711:518,95243,932
Romania351:573,65341,852
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Sweden231:428,12030,474
France101:6,642,272293,169
England91:6,190,895170,599
Denmark81:705,58939,626
India71:109,580,769786,157
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Arefi (307) may also be a first name.

Arefi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arefi (Hindi: आरेफी, Marathi: आरेफी) is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Arefi.

How Common Is The Last Name Arefi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 33,675th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 462,261 people. Arefi is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Arefi reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Arefi is also the 502,288th most common forename globally. It is borne by 307 people.

It is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 14,941 people, or 1 in 5,139. In Iran Arefi is most prevalent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 14 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 14 percent reside and Kerman Province, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Iran this last name is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent reside.

Arefi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Arefi surname are 20.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.57% being registered with the political party.

The amount Arefi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.88% less than the national average, earning 284,194 kr per year; in United States they earn 49.24% more than the national average, earning $64,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.9% less than the national average, earning $44,266 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arefyi9154/
Garefi9124/
Areffi9116/
Arefiy916/
Arefis915/
Arefie914/
Arefai913/
Areefi913/
Ariefi912/
Arefit912/
Harefi912/
Aarefi912/
Arrefi911/
Gareffi8316/
Areifij834/
Arefiss832/
Areffis831/
Arifi8020,725/
Arefe802,183/
Arafi801,980/
Arefa801,937/
Arofi80384/
Arefy8029/
Erefi8021/
Orefi8016/
Garreffi77119/
Harefish7797/
Harefa7341,174/
Arrafi731,330/
Harifi73869/
Harafi73796/
Arifai73765/
Arrifi73351/
Ariffi73252/
Aarifi73249/
Araafi73210/
Arrofi73160/
Areefa73130/
Arefeh73107/
Garifi7395/
Ariefa7340/
Araifi7329/
Arifit7325/
Arifid7321/
Harofi7316/
Harefe7315/
Atrifi7314/
Aarafi7313/
Aurafi7313/
Aroffi7312/
Arifie7310/
Arefee7310/
Arafai738/
Aarefa737/
Arrefe736/
Arifis736/
Araffi736/
Arifio734/
Arephi733/
Asrifi733/
Oriefi733/
Arefer733/
Garefe732/
Areifa732/
Arefea731/
Orefid731/
Garyfi731/
Arafij731/
Arzifi731/
Areffa731/
Arrefa731/
Aroefe731/
Oreffi731/
Orefie731/
Orefei731/
Erefai731/
Ehrefi731/
Ahrafi731/
Arefaj731/
Arefet731/
Arafei731/
Arafie731/
Arifii731/
Arifij731/
Araefe731/
Areffe731/
Ourefi731/
Orefis731/
Autrefois712/
Errefai67137/
Arrafie67137/
Ahraifi67136/
Arrifai67118/
Arraafi6734/
Ariffai6717/
Oreifie6714/
Arrofii6713/
Hareefa6713/
Harifit6711/
Attrifi6710/
Ariffie6710/
Harisfi679/
Areefee678/
Arifaid676/
Harrefa674/
Harrafi674/
Aarrafi674/
Arrafai674/
Arriffi674/
Hajrifi674/
Aareefa673/
Hareffa673/
Arriefa673/
Ariffih673/
Horejfi672/
Haarefa672/
Orefich672/
Harifai672/
Harifei671/
Aharafi671/
Areefaa671/
Areefha671/
Ourezfi671/
Haarifi671/
Arisfei671/
Arifaij671/
Oriefie671/
Haraifi671/
Haraffi671/
Aeriffi671/
Airifai671/
Ariffei671/
Auresfe671/
Harrefe670/

Arefi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arefi in the Hindi language
आरेफीarephi-
Arefi in the Marathi language
आरेफीarephi-

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Footnotes

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