Arfawi Surname
Approximately 230 people bear this surname
Arfawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Tunisia | 16 | 1:38,164 | 5,464 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Arfawi (23) may also be a first name.
Arfawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arfawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Arfawi is held by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Arfawi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,076,574th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. Arfawi is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Arfawi reside; 96 percent reside in North Africa and 96 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used forename in the world It is held by 23 people.
The surname Arfawi is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is borne by 204 people, or 1 in 169,000. Outside of Morocco this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Tunisia, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
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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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- 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 Arfawi
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