Arfad Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Arfad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arfad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1111:348,03231,649
India541:14,204,914239,375
Pakistan331:5,413,45134,034
England91:6,190,895170,599
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Arfad (241) may also be a first name.

Arfad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arfad (Arabic: ارفعاد, Hindi: अरफाद, Marathi: अरफाद) is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arfad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Arfad is the 1,115,011th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Arfad live; 51 percent live in North Africa and 51 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 575,894th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 241 people.

Arfad is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 348,032. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Tlemcen Province, where 100 percent are found. Other than Algeria this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent are found and Pakistan, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Harfad913/
Arfhad912/
Arfahd911/
Arfaad911/
Garfad910/
Arfa8919,771/
Harfadh834/
Arfat8020,696/
Arfah805,238/
Arfaj801,158/
Arfaa801,138/
Aarfa80360/
Arfai80272/
Arfaz80115/
Harfa8083/
Erfad8082/
Garfa8072/
Arfau8059/
Arffa8048/
Arfas8029/
Arfha8015/
Arfay8015/
Arrfa805/
Aurfa805/
Asrfa804/
Arvfa801/
Arwfa801/
Orfad801/
Ayrfa801/
Arfath73977/
Arfaai73579/
Arfaat73214/
Arfoud73171/
Garfat7395/
Arfaux7360/
Harfas7324/
Arfaut7323/
Harfat7323/
Arfash7319/
Harfah7313/
Aarfat737/
Gorfad735/
Harfai734/
Harvfa734/
Arfach734/
Garfau733/
Arfatt733/
Harffa732/
Aarfai732/
Harfaş732/
Arfaaz732/
Arfate732/
Aarfah732/
Herfad732/
Garfai732/
Harfea731/
Arfauy731/
Arfa'a731/
Ahrfas731/
Harfay731/
Arfhat731/
Aurfat731/
Garfea731/
Garfaa731/
Harfaj731/
Arrfat731/
Arfait731/
Arhfat731/
Harfaz731/
Aarfaj731/
Arffat731/
Arphad731/
Arfeat730/
Harfod730/
Arfo67271/
Orfa67217/
Harfaux67193/
Garfath6783/
Harfaut6724/
Harfach6712/
Harfash679/
Árfa677/
Airfath676/
Harfath675/
Harfate672/
Garfatt671/
Garfait671/
Harfatt671/
Airfood671/
Arfaath671/
Arfahys671/
Harfaat671/
Aarfaat671/
Arfahat671/
Arphaud671/
Harrfat671/

Arfad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arfad in the Hindi language
अरफादaraphada-
Arfad in the Marathi language
अरफादaraphada80
आरफादaraphada20
Arfad in the Arabic language
ارفعادarfad-

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Footnotes

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