Arfeev Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Arfeev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arfeev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Arfeev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arfeev (Russian: Арфеев) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Arfeev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arfeev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Arfeev reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Arfeev is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 3,202,735. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Voronezh Oblast, where 42 percent are found, Moscow, where 29 percent are found and Moscow Oblast, where 4 percent are found. Other than Russia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 10 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.

Arfeev Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Arfeev surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Communist Party Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garfeev9210/
Arfev912/
Arfejevs861/
Orfeev8345/
Erfeev838/
Arfeva832/
Arfyev831/
Arfaev831/
Horfeev776/
Garfiev773/
Orfeyeva714/
Arfipova574/
Harfoufe571/
Arfib5569/
Arfif5517/
Arfip551/
Erfov551/
Arphif501/
Arfiff501/

Arfeev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arfeev in the Russian language
Арфеевarfeev-

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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 Arfeev
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