Arfak Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Arfak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arfak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
India151:51,137,692512,385
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Arfak (78) may also be a first name.

Arfak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arfak (Arabic: ارفاك, Hindi: अरफाक, Marathi: अरफाक) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arfak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,273,756th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Arfak reside; 61 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 61 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,091,646th most widespread forename throughout the world. It is borne by 78 people.

The surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 2,938,871. In Indonesia Arfak is primarily concentrated in: North Maluku, where 73 percent reside, East Java, where 22 percent reside and West Papua, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent reside and Morocco, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harfak9150/
Arfakh9124/
Arffak914/
Arfack911/
Arfaak911/
Arfaq80623/
Erfak803/
Arfag801/
Arfac801/
Arfaaq73332/
Arfaux7360/
Arfagt735/
Arfaqt731/
Garfag731/
Harfaux67193/
Arfaque6712/
Arfague672/
Asrfaque621/
Arfox606/
Erfaq601/
Orfaig5546/
Arfoug551/
Harfouq501/

Arfak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arfak in the Marathi language
अरफाकaraphaka-
Arfak in the Hindi language
अरफाकaraphaka94.44
अरफकaraphaka5.56
Arfak in the Arabic language
ارفاكarfak-

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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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  • 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 Arfak
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