Arfana Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Arfana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arfana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia821:1,612,795106,468
Pakistan631:2,835,61723,570
India391:19,668,343291,059
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Arfana (1,885) may also be a first name.

Arfana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arfana (Hindi: अरफाना, Marathi: आरकाना, Oriya: ଅଫର୍ାନା) is most common in Indonesia. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arfana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,235,409th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Arfana reside; 55 percent reside in South Asia and 44 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 175,160th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,885 people.

The surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 1,612,795. In Indonesia Arfana is primarily found in: Jakarta, where 60 percent reside, North Sumatra, where 28 percent reside and Central Java, where 6 percent reside. Barring Indonesia this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 34 percent reside and India, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arfahna9218/
Harfana9210/
Aarfana928/
Arfanah922/
Arfanaz921/
Arfanaj921/
Harfanga861/
Arfaneha861/
Arfani831,771/
Arfane83575/
Erfana83216/
Arfany8351/
Arfano8328/
Arfanh8311/
Arfona832/
Arfanis77447/
Harfani77260/
Arfanos7746/
Orfanga7746/
Arfaini7721/
Arfeena7721/
Herfana7714/
Arfhani7713/
Garfano778/
Erfanah778/
Arfangi776/
Harfany776/
Garfani773/
Arfanid771/
Aarfani771/
Arfanny771/
Aarfanh771/
Aarfane771/
Airfane771/
Arfonas771/
Arfenau771/
Arfahny771/
Orfanas771/
Harfane771/
Garfany770/
Harfouna711/
Orfaunga711/
Arfahnou711/
Aarfeena711/
Orfano672,773/
Orfani6792/
Orfanò6754/
Orfany6715/
Orfane6710/
Orfanó679/
Orfena674/
Arfone672/
Garfaynee671/

Arfana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arfana in the Oriya language
ଅଫର୍ାନାapharana-
Arfana in the Marathi language
आरकानाarakana-
Arfana in the Hindi language
अरफानाaraphana94.29
अर्फनाarphana2.86
अरफनाaraphana2.86

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Footnotes

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