Arf Surname
Approximately 934 people bear this surname
Arf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 337 | 1:635,235 | 23,555 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Indonesia | 143 | 1:924,820 | 68,783 |
| United States | 43 | 1:8,429,278 | 367,833 |
| Germany | 39 | 1:2,064,243 | 111,952 |
| Pakistan | 28 | 1:6,380,139 | 37,476 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Afghanistan | 17 | 1:1,891,364 | 13,978 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Turkey | 12 | 1:6,485,118 | 119,359 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
Arf (285) may also be a first name.
Arf Demographics
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Arf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Arf (Hindi: अर्फ, Russian: Арф) is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arf? popularity and diffusion
Arf is the 381,502nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,802,512 people. The surname Arf occurs mostly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Arf reside; 36 percent reside in South America and 36 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 524,196th most common first name in the world, held by 285 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 337 people, or 1 in 635,235. In Brazil Arf is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 64 percent live, Paraná, where 24 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 6 percent live. Excluding Brazil it exists 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 incidence of Arf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Arf surname grew 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 Democrats than the national average, with 72.73% registered with the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harf | 86 | 2,304 | / |
| Garf | 86 | 413 | / |
| Arft | 86 | 373 | / |
| Arfe | 86 | 369 | / |
| Arff | 86 | 254 | / |
| Airf | 86 | 137 | / |
| Arfh | 86 | 124 | / |
| Arfs | 86 | 78 | / |
| Aarf | 86 | 59 | / |
| Asrf | 86 | 50 | / |
| Aurf | 86 | 19 | / |
| Arwf | 86 | 6 | / |
| Arhf | 86 | 4 | / |
| Aerf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Arzf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ahrf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Arfp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ayrf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Harff | 75 | 916 | / |
| Garff | 75 | 379 | / |
| Harpf | 75 | 228 | / |
| Arpfe | 75 | 17 | / |
| Aarwf | 75 | 13 | / |
| Hajrf | 75 | 12 | / |
| Harfe | 75 | 8 | / |
| Airef | 75 | 6 | / |
| Garfì | 75 | 6 | / |
| Aarfh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ayref | 75 | 2 | / |
| Asrhf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Aharf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Airff | 75 | 2 | / |
| Aarff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Asrfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Asrfh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hasrf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aurfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Arzff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Arwfh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aahrf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aerff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aarrf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aairf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aarfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Harft | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gairf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Arffe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Garrf | 75 | 0 | / |
| Harrf | 75 | 0 | / |
| Haarf | 75 | 0 | / |
| Harfs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Orf | 67 | 2,443 | / |
| Arb | 67 | 347 | / |
| Erf | 67 | 173 | / |
| Örf | 67 | 127 | / |
| Arw | 67 | 125 | / |
| Arv | 67 | 29 | / |
| Harrfs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Arffss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harrff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aurffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harfch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harfft | 67 | 0 | / |
Arf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arf in the Hindi language | ||
| अर्फ | arpha | - |
| Arf in the Russian language | ||
| Арф | arf | - |
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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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