Arefian Surname

230,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Arefian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arefian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,7071:44,9815,121
United States471:7,711,892346,147
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Arefian (16) may also be a first name.

Arefian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arefian is more frequently found in Iran than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arefian? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 230,222nd most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,145,362 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Arefian live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Arefian is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 16 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 1,707 people, or 1 in 44,981. In Iran Arefian is primarily found in: Isfahan Province, where 27 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 14 percent live and Tehran Province, where 8 percent live. Other than Iran this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Arefian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Arefian last name are 46.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 93.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Arefian earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.44% more than the national average, earning $51,104 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arifian86931/
Ariefyan8046/
Ariffian8032/
Arrafian806/
Areefyan802/
Arifiatin7535/
Arifianne7511/
Harisfian754/
Arisfihan752/
Arefyanova7112/
Arifyan714/
Arafyan712/
Herifian6720/
Arzifyan674/
Arifjanova592,036/
Erifyan573/
Arifujjahan561/

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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 Arefian
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