Arff Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Arff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1461:551,40745,588
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Norway191:270,64728,127
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malta11:430,2723,380
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Arff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arff (Russian: Арфф) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Arff is the 1,003,904th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,691,126 people. The surname Arff occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Arff reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 551,407. In Germany Arff is most prevalent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 45 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 26 percent are found and Berlin, where 10 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Norway, where 7 percent are found.

Arff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Arff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Arff surname increased 242 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Arff surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.

The amount Arff earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 8.55% less than the national average, earning 316,485 kr per year; in United States they earn 32.49% more than the national average, earning $57,168 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.92% more than the national average, earning $57,094 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harff89916/
Garff89379/
Airff892/
Arzff891/
Aerff891/
Arffe891/
Aarff891/
Arf86934/
Arffss801/
Harrff801/
Aurffe801/
Harfft800/
Harf752,304/
Garf75413/
Arft75373/
Arfe75369/
Orff75353/
Airf75137/
Arfh75124/
Erff75123/
Arfs7578/
Aarf7559/
Asrf7550/
Aurf7519/
Arwf756/
Arhf754/
Aerf752/
Ahrf751/
Arfp751/
Arzf751/
Ayrf751/
Herff67486/
Harpf67228/
Gorff6769/
Arpfe6717/
Aarwf6713/
Hajrf6712/
Harfe678/
Airef676/
Garfì676/
Aarfh674/
Erpff672/
Asrhf672/
Aharf672/
Ayref672/
Aurfe671/
Aarfe671/
Harft671/
Gairf671/
Asrfe671/
Asrfh671/
Aairf671/
Aarrf671/
Aahrf671/
Erfff671/
Arwfh671/
Hasrf671/
Harrf670/
Horff670/
Haarf670/
Garrf670/
Harfs670/

Arff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arff in the Russian language
Арффarff-

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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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  • 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 Arff
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