Arfain Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Arfain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arfain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Arfain (107) may also be a first name.

Arfain Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arfain (Hindi: अरफैन, Marathi: अरफैन) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arfain? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,333,370th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Arfain live; 60 percent live in Southeast Asia and 60 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Arfain is also the 910,230th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 107 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 3,306,230. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: South Sulawesi, where 73 percent reside, Central Kalimantan, where 10 percent reside and East Java, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia Arfain is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arfaian9235/
Arfatin9221/
Garfain921/
Arffain921/
Aarfain921/
Earfain921/
Arfan9117,653/
Arfahsin861/
Arfane83575/
Aarfan83226/
Harfan8384/
Arfahn8357/
Arfand8338/
Arfaan8335/
Earfan8321/
Arfhan8320/
Airfan8312/
Arfine8311/
Arfanh8311/
Aurfan837/
Arfien835/
Erfain834/
Arfein834/
Garfan833/
Arfean832/
Arfang832/
Arrfan831/
Arfant831/
Aerfan831/
Arfayan77312/
Garfein77113/
Gorfain77102/
Arfiyan7798/
Garfien7710/
Aurffan771/
Aarfanh771/
Aarfane771/
Arfeyan771/
Harfane771/
Airfane771/
Garfahn771/
Arffaan771/
Erfan7319,991/
Orfan73171/
Arfam7311/
Arfanova7135/
Arfiyant717/
Gourfain715/
Harfiyan714/
Harfamnn711/
Arfeen673,903/
Orfand67306/
Arphan6767/
Gorfan6748/
Erffan6727/
Orfant6721/
Herfan6713/
Orfang6711/
Orfane6710/
Erfaan6710/
Erfhan678/
Eerfan675/
Eirfan674/
Arfoun674/
Uirfan672/
Horfan671/
Harfanova671/
Orfine671/

Arfain Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arfain in the Hindi language
अरफैनaraphaina-
Arfain in the Marathi language
अरफैनaraphaina-

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