Arfaei Surname

169,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Arfaei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arfaei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2,4611:31,2003,757
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
United States271:13,424,405494,117
England91:6,190,895170,599
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Arfaei (81) may also be a first name.

Arfaei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arfaei is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Arfaei? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 169,814th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,869,113 people. The surname Arfaei occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Arfaei are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,068,082nd most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 81 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 2,461 people, or 1 in 31,200. In Iran Arfaei is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 28 percent reside, East Azerbaijan Province, where 15 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Iran this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Arfaei Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Arfaei last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Arfaei earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 47.86% more than the national average, earning $63,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.11% less than the national average, earning $35,220 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arfaaei921/
Earfaei921/
Arfaee83840/
Arfaie83396/
Arfeie83147/
Erfaei8346/
Arfaui8310/
Arfahi837/
Arfaye835/
Arfoei831/
Arfeu732/
Harfauui714/
Arfoui672/
Arfauy671/
Erfaoi671/
Orfeui671/
Arfeaa671/
Herfeei621/
Orfeu558/
Arfouj5016/
Arfouy509/
Orfehe501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Arfaei
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