Arfaq Surname

521,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Arfaq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arfaq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan5941:300,7476,310
India191:40,371,862445,856
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Arfaq (427) may also be a first name.

Arfaq Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arfaq is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Arfaq click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arfaq? popularity and diffusion

It is the 521,888th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 11,697,505 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Arfaq reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Arfaq is also the 415,584th most commonly held first name globally, held by 427 people.

This surname is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 594 people, or 1 in 300,747. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 54 percent are found, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 23 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 14 percent are found. Beside Pakistan it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arfaaq91332/
Arfaqt911/
Arfaque8312/
Arfak8070/
Arfag801/
Arfac801/
Erfaq801/
Asrfaque771/
Arfaux7360/
Harfak7350/
Arfakh7324/
Arfagt735/
Arffak734/
Arfaak731/
Arfack731/
Garfag731/
Harfaux67193/
Arfague672/
Harfouq671/
Arfox606/
Erfak603/
Orfaig5546/
Arfoug551/

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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 Arfaq
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