Arffa Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Arffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:8,629,975373,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Arffa Last Name Facts

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

Arffa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺮﻓﻪ) is most common in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Arffa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,808,717th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. Arffa is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Arffa reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 8,629,975. In The United States it is primarily found in: Indiana, where 29 percent live, Massachusetts, where 19 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 17 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 2 percent live and Israel, where 2 percent live.

Arffa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Arffa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Arffa last name increased 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arffa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Arffa surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Arffa earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.37% more than the national average, earning $61,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harffa912/
Arffat911/
Arfa8919,771/
Arfat8020,696/
Arfah805,238/
Arfaj801,158/
Arfaa801,138/
Aarfa80360/
Arfai80272/
Arfad80218/
Arfaz80115/
Harfa8083/
Garfa8072/
Arfau8059/
Arfas8029/
Arfha8015/
Arfay8015/
Erffa807/
Arrfa805/
Aerfa805/
Aurfa805/
Asrfa804/
Arffi803/
Arvfa801/
Arffe801/
Ayrfa801/
Arwfa801/
Arfaai73579/
Arfaat73214/
Arfaja73136/
Aerfaa7362/
Arfaux7360/
Harfas7324/
Harfat7323/
Arfaut7323/
Harffy7320/
Arfash7319/
Arfaia7317/
Harfah7313/
Aarfat737/
Garffe735/
Harfai734/
Harvfa734/
Arfach734/
Harfad733/
Garfau733/
Arfatt733/
Arwffi732/
Aarfah732/
Haerfa732/
Arfhad732/
Gorffa732/
Garfai732/
Arfaaz732/
Harfaş732/
Aarfai732/
Harfaz731/
Harfea731/
Aarfaj731/
Aurffe731/
Arfait731/
Arrfat731/
Arfaad731/
Harfaj731/
Garfaa731/
Garfea731/
Garffi731/
Aurfat731/
Arhfat731/
Arffou731/
Arfhat731/
Orffga731/
Ahrfas731/
Arfa'a731/
Arfahd731/
Arfauy731/
Arfaya731/
Arffer731/
Harfay731/
Arfeat730/
Arfi676,734/
Arfe67369/
Erfa67343/
Arfo67271/
Orfa67217/
Harfaux67193/
Harffey67119/
Arfè6776/
Arfy6754/
Harfaut6724/
Harfach6712/
Harfash679/
Árfa677/
Airfath676/
Harfaya674/
Harfadh674/
Arfé673/
Harfatt671/
Arfahys671/
Harfaat671/
Harffer671/
Aarfaat671/
Harrfat671/
Harffip671/

Arffa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arffa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺮﻓﻪrfh-

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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 Arffa
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