Arfes Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Iran

Arfes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arfes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Arfes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arfes is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arfes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Arfes is the 4,649,889th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Arfes occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Arfes live; 50 percent live in South America and 50 percent live in Luso-South America.

This surname is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 23,786,037. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 56 percent are found, Piauí, where 22 percent are found and Federal District, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Brazil this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 44 percent are found and Algeria, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Arfeis911/
Arfesh911/
Arfe89369/
Harfesh832,387/
Arfeesh8342/
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Garfeas830/
Hearfes830/
Harfest830/
Arfet80128/
Arfee8090/
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Garfe8066/
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Arpfe8017/
Arfie8016/
Arfeh8013/
Harfe808/
Arfei802/
Arfeu802/
Arfey801/
Aarfe801/
Aurfe801/
Arfej801/
Arfez801/
Asrfe801/
Arffe801/
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Harfis7369/
Garfee7338/
Garfis7313/
Orfeus7313/
Arfiss737/
Garfey736/
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Orfeas733/
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Arfett731/
Garfej731/
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Harfer731/
Harfee730/
Arfeat730/
Arfa6719,771/
Arfi676,734/
Orfe67480/
Harffey67119/
Arfè6776/
Arfy6754/
Harpfer678/
Arfiche675/
Arfisse674/
Harfeez674/
Arfé673/
Arfahys671/
Garfiss671/
Garfios671/
Garfais671/
Garfish671/
Horfesh671/
Harfeet671/
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Aarfeeh671/
Harferr670/

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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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  • 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 Arfes
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