Arefin Surname

6,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83,694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Arefin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arefin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh82,2781:1,937194
Russia5381:267,88728,036
India3361:2,282,93375,058
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
England581:960,65648,451
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Arefin (14,704) may also be a first name.

Arefin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arefin (Hindi: आरेफीन, Marathi: आरेफीन, Oriya: ଆେରଫିନ୍, Russian: Арефин) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arefin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,767th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 87,074 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Arefin reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Arefin is also the 47,043rd most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 14,704 people.

The surname Arefin is most common in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 82,278 people, or 1 in 1,937. Barring Bangladesh it is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 1 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Arefin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Arefin surname is chiefly Orthodox (96%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Arefin surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Arefin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.7% less than the national average, earning $38,533 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.06% less than the national average, earning $47,170 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arefina921,028/
Ariefin92399/
Areefin92366/
Aarefin9234/
Areffin9221/
Arrefin925/
Aresfin921/
Asrefin921/
Arefien921/
Areyfin921/
Ariefien8615/
Arieffin867/
Areiffin861/
Arifin83356,237/
Arafin8312,975/
Arefen83815/
Arefyn8370/
Arofin8351/
Aryfin8323/
Orefin839/
Arefim836/
Erefin831/
Ariefn831/
Ariffin7722,156/
Arefeen777,711/
Arifien771,107/
Harifin77341/
Arifina77240/
Aarifin77116/
Arrifin77101/
Asrifin7795/
Arefyna7773/
Arephin7750/
Aarafin7720/
Aripfin7716/
Araffin7712/
Arifint7710/
Orefina7710/
Arifing777/
Araifin774/
Atrifin773/
Aroffin772/
Arafien772/
Harafin772/
Airifin771/
Aryzfin771/
Areffen771/
Aridfin771/
Oreafin771/
Aerafin771/
Arayfin771/
A'Rifin771/
Arifinn771/
Arifn73113/
Arafn733/
Ariffina71102/
Arriffin7188/
Ariffien7158/
Hariffin7131/
Harrafin7126/
Aarefeen716/
Arifffin714/
Gariffin712/
Aarephin711/
Garifina711/
Aruiffin711/
Areefeen711/
Ariefeen711/
Haraffin711/
Ariffinn711/
Ariffing711/
Arrifien711/
Aariffin711/
Garrifin710/
Orofin671,595/
Arifen671,531/
Erifin67474/
Arifim6757/
Ariffn6730/
Arafen6717/
Orafin677/
Aripfn673/
Orifin672/
Arifinová672/
Erofin672/
Arifhn671/
Arrifn671/
Aarafn671/
Harofn671/
Orefen671/

Arefin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arefin in the Hindi language
आरेफीनarephina84.26
आरेफिनarephina12.18
अरेफीनarephina2.03
आरेफ़ीनarefina0.51
आरफिनaraphina0.51
अरीफनariphana0.51
Arefin in the Marathi language
आरेफीनarephina81.82
अरेफीनarephina18.18
Arefin in the Oriya language
ଆେରଫିନ୍aeraphin71.43
ଆରଫିନaraphina28.57
Arefin in the Russian language
Арефинarefin-

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