Arefiev Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Moldova

Arefiev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arefiev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel341:251,69522,987
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Moldova171:209,49219,497
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Arefiev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arefiev (Russian: Арефиев) occurs most in Israel. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arefiev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,565,797th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. The surname Arefiev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Arefiev live; 36 percent live in Eastern Europe and 26 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.

The surname is most common in Israel, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 251,695. In Israel Arefiev is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 47 percent are found, Southern District, where 21 percent are found and Tel Aviv District, where 18 percent are found. Besides Israel it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arefijev9326/
Arefiyev932/
Arefev928,214/
Arefiv923/
Arefeva869,092/
Arefyev862,120/
Arefjev8645/
Arefiew8613/
Aref'ev868/
Arefeev867/
Arafiev862/
Arefuev861/
Arefjeva80156/
Arefjevs8031/
Aref'eva8014/
Orefev7777/
Arifev773/
Arefef772/
Arafev772/
Arefew771/
Arofev771/
Orefeva7162/
Erefeev7119/
Arafeev7116/
Orefyev7111/
Arofeev713/
Arifeva713/
Orefeev711/
Arifeev711/
Arifyev711/
Harafyev672/
Harafeev671/
Erofev625/
Erafev622/
Arifiw621/
Arifif621/
Harifayeva591/
Erofeev5716,345/
Erafeev5773/
Erifeev5711/
Erofeiv576/
Eryfeev573/
Ariffiw571/
Arrafif571/
Orifeev571/

Arefiev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arefiev in the Russian language
Арефиевarefiev-

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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 Arefiev
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