Arfah Surname

91,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Arfah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arfah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4,9721:26,5993,156
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
Malaysia501:589,88428,692
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Arfah (7,844) may also be a first name.

Arfah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arfah is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Arfah.

How Common Is The Last Name Arfah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Arfah is the 91,395th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,391,284 people. The last name Arfah is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Arfah live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Arfah is also the 72,044th most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 7,844 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 4,972 people, or 1 in 26,599. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: South Sulawesi, where 28 percent live, West Java, where 9 percent live and North Sumatra, where 9 percent live. Aside from Indonesia Arfah exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 4 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Harfah9113/
Arfach914/
Aarfah912/
Arfahd911/
Arfa8919,771/
Harfach8312/
Harfash839/
Airfath836/
Harfadh834/
Arfahys831/
Arfat8020,696/
Arfaj801,158/
Arfaa801,138/
Aarfa80360/
Arfai80272/
Arfad80218/
Arfaz80115/
Harfa8083/
Garfa8072/
Arfau8059/
Arffa8048/
Arfas8029/
Arfha8015/
Arfay8015/
Arvah8013/
Arrfa805/
Aurfa805/
Aerfa805/
Asrfa804/
Arvfa801/
Ayrfa801/
Erfah801/
Arwfa801/
Arfaai73579/
Arfaat73214/
Aerfaa7362/
Arfaux7360/
Harfas7324/
Arfaut7323/
Harfat7323/
Herfah7314/
Aarfat737/
Harfai734/
Harvfa734/
Harfoh734/
Arfatt733/
Garfau733/
Harfad733/
Harfaş732/
Haerfa732/
Harffa732/
Aarfai732/
Arfhad732/
Garfai732/
Arfaaz732/
Garfaa731/
Arfauy731/
Harfaz731/
Harfea731/
Aarfaj731/
Arffat731/
Gorfah731/
Arfait731/
Arrfat731/
Arfaad731/
Ourfah731/
Harfaj731/
Garfea731/
Aurfat731/
Arhfat731/
Arfhat731/
Ahrfas731/
Arfa'a731/
Harfay731/
Arfeat730/
Harfosh67439/
Erfa67343/
Arfo67271/
Orfa67217/
Harfaux67193/
Harfaut6724/
Árfa677/
Arfoosh671/
Harfatt671/
Harfaat671/
Aarfaat671/
Arfouch671/
Harrfat671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arfah
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