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
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
| 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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