Arfia Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Arfia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 105 | 1:1,259,516 | 88,308 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Arfia (1,586) may also be a first name.
Arfia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arfia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Arfia occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Arfia click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arfia? popularity and diffusion
Arfia is the 1,658,108th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Arfia reside; 88 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 88 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Arfia is also the 194,164th most common first name throughout the world, held by 1,586 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 1,259,516. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: West Sumatra, where 19 percent reside, East Java, where 16 percent reside and Southeast Sulawesi, where 14 percent reside. Barring Indonesia it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 8 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfia | 91 | 939 | / |
| Arfiah | 91 | 428 | / |
| Harfia | 91 | 17 | / |
| Airfia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Arfiat | 91 | 1 | / |
| Arfiaz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Harfiah | 83 | 113 | / |
| Arfaiya | 83 | 16 | / |
| Airefia | 83 | 2 | / |
| Arfiach | 83 | 2 | / |
| Erfia | 80 | 25 | / |
| Orfia | 80 | 23 | / |
| Arfio | 80 | 1 | / |
| Arfya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Airhefia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Garfio | 73 | 954 | / |
| Arviah | 73 | 25 | / |
| Herfia | 73 | 22 | / |
| Orfias | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gorfia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orfija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Garfía | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arfeaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Harfea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Herfiah | 67 | 180 | / |
| Herrfia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Athrrfya | 62 | 1 | / |
| Athrfyaz | 62 | 1 | / |
| Arfeo | 60 | 6 | / |
| Orfio | 60 | 1 | / |
| Orfea | 60 | 1 | / |
| Orphia | 55 | 2 | / |
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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 Arfia
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