Arfia Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Arfia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arfia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1051:1,259,51688,308
India91:85,229,487684,495
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

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

The surname Arfia is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arfia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Arfia is the 1,658,108th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. This surname 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 numerous first name internationally, borne by 1,586 people.

It is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 1,259,516. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: West Sumatra, where 19 percent reside, East Java, where 16 percent reside and Southeast Sulawesi, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia Arfia exists in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garfia91939/
Arfiah91428/
Harfia9117/
Airfia911/
Arfiat911/
Arfiaz911/
Harfiah83113/
Arfaiya8316/
Airefia832/
Arfiach832/
Erfia8025/
Orfia8023/
Arfio801/
Arfya801/
Airhefia772/
Garfio73954/
Arviah7325/
Herfia7322/
Orfias732/
Gorfia731/
Orfija731/
Garfía731/
Arfeaa731/
Harfea731/
Herfiah67180/
Herrfia674/
Athrrfya621/
Athrfyaz621/
Arfeo606/
Orfio601/
Orfea601/
Orphia552/

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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 Arfia
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