Arfa Surname
Approximately 19,771 people bear this surname
Arfa Surname Definition:
(from an ancestor's occupation) The Polish word for a tool used to separate the chaff from the grain. Name assumed by a grain merchant.
Arfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 6,712 | 1:13,697 | 1,644 |
| Indonesia | 2,174 | 1:60,832 | 6,661 |
| Jordan | 2,138 | 1:4,136 | 849 |
| Palestine | 1,394 | 1:3,263 | 715 |
| Algeria | 1,349 | 1:28,637 | 5,198 |
| Iran | 1,336 | 1:57,472 | 6,248 |
| Bangladesh | 991 | 1:160,804 | 5,900 |
| Morocco | 988 | 1:34,895 | 5,588 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| India | 269 | 1:2,851,544 | 87,023 |
| United States | 266 | 1:1,362,628 | 94,589 |
| Kuwait | 260 | 1:14,618 | 1,974 |
| Pakistan | 155 | 1:1,152,541 | 14,066 |
| Tunisia | 134 | 1:4,557 | 718 |
| Syria | 87 | 1:221,851 | 4,134 |
| United Arab Emirates | 57 | 1:160,742 | 11,909 |
| Lebanon | 57 | 1:98,896 | 5,947 |
| Nigeria | 53 | 1:3,342,316 | 100,395 |
| France | 49 | 1:1,355,566 | 135,191 |
| Cameroon | 39 | 1:532,540 | 42,124 |
| Niger | 32 | 1:599,751 | 14,963 |
| Oman | 29 | 1:127,171 | 3,290 |
| Yemen | 28 | 1:943,760 | 11,445 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Burkina Faso | 14 | 1:1,310,864 | 11,575 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Árfa (7) are calculated separately.
Arfa (25,825) may also be a first name.
Arfa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from an ancestor's occupation) The Polish word for a tool used to separate the chaff from the grain. Name assumed by a grain merchant.
Arfa Demographics
Average Arfa Salary in
United States
$58,808 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Arfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Arfa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺮﻓﻪ, Hindi: आरफा, Russian: Арфа) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Árfa. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arfa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 27,178th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 368,598 people. The surname Arfa is predominantly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Arfa are found; 46 percent are found in North Africa and 34 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 31,214th most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 25,825 people.
Arfa is most common in Egypt, where it is borne by 6,712 people, or 1 in 13,697. Beside Egypt Arfa occurs in 72 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 11 percent reside and Jordan, where 11 percent reside.
Arfa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Arfa surname is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Arfa are 41.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.29% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Arfa earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 36.29% more than the national average, earning $58,808 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.75% less than the national average, earning $41,360 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Arfa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arfa in the Hindi language | ||
| आरफा | arapha | 86.2 |
| अरफा | arapha | 12.76 |
| आरफ़ा | arafa | 0.45 |
| अर्फा | arpha | 0.26 |
| अरफ़ा | arafa | 0.14 |
| आर्फ़ा | arfa | 0.12 |
| ऊर्फ | urpha | 0.05 |
| आरफ़ा | arafa | 0.02 |
| Arfa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺮﻓﻪ | rfh | 80 |
| ﺁﺭﻓﺎ | arfa | 20 |
| Arfa in the Russian language | ||
| Арфа | arfa | - |
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