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 last name Arfana (Hindi: अरफाना, Marathi: आरकाना, Oriya: ଅଫର୍ାନା) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Arfana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arfana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Arfana is the 1,235,409th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Arfana are found; 55 percent are found in South Asia and 44 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Arfana is also the 175,160th most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 1,885 people.

The last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 1,612,795. In Indonesia Arfana is primarily concentrated in: Jakarta, where 60 percent live, North Sumatra, where 28 percent live and Central Java, where 6 percent live. Not including Indonesia this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 34 percent live and India, where 21 percent live.

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

  • 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 Arfana
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