Arefyev Surname

197,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Arefyev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arefyev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,9741:73,0119,374
Belarus921:103,27215,620
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Arefyev Last Name Facts

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

Arefyev occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arefyev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Arefyev is the 197,494th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,437,522 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Arefyev live; 72 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 1,974 people, or 1 in 73,011. In Russia Arefyev is most prevalent in: Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent live, Republic of Buryatia, where 6 percent live and Samara Oblast, where 6 percent live. Besides Russia it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Arefyev Last Name Statistics demography

Arefyev earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arefiyev932/
Arefiev86131/
Arefjev8645/
Orefyev8611/
Arefeev867/
Arefuev861/
Arifyev861/
Arefjeva80156/
Arefjevs8031/
Arefijev8026/
Harafyev802/
Arefiew7113/
Arafiev712/
Arifeev711/
Harifayeva711/
Orefeev711/
Orifeev571/

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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
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  • 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 Arefyev
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