Arf Surname

381,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 934 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Arf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3371:635,23523,555
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Indonesia1431:924,82068,783
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
India201:38,353,269431,471
Afghanistan171:1,891,36413,978
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
England41:13,929,515290,718
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Arf (285) may also be a first name.

Arf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arf (Hindi: अर्फ, Russian: Арф) occurs most in Brazil. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 381,502nd most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 7,802,512 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Arf live; 36 percent live in South America and 36 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 524,196th most frequently used first name globally, held by 285 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 337 people, or 1 in 635,235. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 64 percent live, Paraná, where 24 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 20 percent live and Indonesia, where 15 percent live.

Arf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Arf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Arf surname expanded 179 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Arf last name are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.73% registered with the political party.

Arf earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.92% more than the national average, earning $48,723 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harf862,304/
Garf86413/
Arft86373/
Arfe86369/
Arff86254/
Airf86137/
Arfh86124/
Arfs8678/
Aarf8659/
Asrf8650/
Aurf8619/
Arwf866/
Arhf864/
Aerf862/
Arzf861/
Ahrf861/
Arfp861/
Ayrf861/
Harff75916/
Garff75379/
Harpf75228/
Arpfe7517/
Aarwf7513/
Hajrf7512/
Harfe758/
Airef756/
Garfì756/
Aarfh754/
Ayref752/
Asrhf752/
Aharf752/
Airff752/
Aarff751/
Asrfe751/
Asrfh751/
Hasrf751/
Aurfe751/
Arzff751/
Arwfh751/
Aahrf751/
Aerff751/
Aarrf751/
Aairf751/
Aarfe751/
Harft751/
Gairf751/
Arffe751/
Garrf750/
Harrf750/
Haarf750/
Harfs750/
Orf672,443/
Arb67347/
Erf67173/
Örf67127/
Arw67125/
Arv6729/
Harrfs675/
Arffss671/
Harrff671/
Aurffe671/
Harfch671/
Harfft670/

Arf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arf in the Hindi language
अर्फarpha-
Arf in the Russian language
Арфarf-

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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 Arf
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