Arfand Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Arfand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arfand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran331:2,326,74378,121
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Arfand (54) may also be a first name.

Arfand Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arfand occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Arfand click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arfand? popularity and diffusion

The surname Arfand is the 3,185,033rd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Arfand live; 87 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Arfand is also the 1,350,955th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 54 people.

This last name is most common in Iran, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 2,326,743. In Iran Arfand is mostly concentrated in: Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 55 percent live, Kerman Province, where 42 percent live and Mazandaran Province, where 3 percent live. Beside Iran this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arfands921/
Arfan9117,653/
Arfane83575/
Orfand83306/
Aarfan83226/
Harfan8384/
Arfain8367/
Arfahn8357/
Arfaan8335/
Earfan8321/
Arfhan8320/
Airfan8312/
Arfanh8311/
Aurfan837/
Garfan833/
Arfang832/
Arfean832/
Arfant831/
Arrfan831/
Arfatin7721/
Arphand776/
Aarfain771/
Garfain771/
Arffain771/
Aarfanh771/
Aarfane771/
Arffaan771/
Aurffan771/
Harfane771/
Airfane771/
Garfahn771/
Arffamd771/
Earfain771/
Herfand771/
Orfan73171/
Arfon73107/
Arfam7311/
Arfanova7135/
Harfamnn711/
Arfahsin711/
Arphan6767/
Gorfan6748/
Orfant6721/
Harfon6714/
Orfang6711/
Orfane6710/
Garfon675/
Arfein674/
Eirfan674/
Arfoun674/
Arfone672/
Aarfon671/
Horfan671/
Harfanova671/
Arfoon670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Arfand
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