Arfian Surname

263,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Arfian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arfian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,4451:91,5229,564
Iran201:3,839,126105,129
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Arfian (2,540) may also be a first name.

Arfian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arfian is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Arfian? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 263,899th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,910,745 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Arfian reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Arfian is also the 146,291st most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 2,540 people.

The surname Arfian is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,445 people, or 1 in 91,522. In Indonesia Arfian is mostly concentrated in: Jakarta, where 20 percent reside, West Java, where 19 percent reside and East Java, where 14 percent reside. Beside Indonesia Arfian is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 1 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harfian9258/
Arfiant925/
Garfian922/
Arfaiean8623/
Arfiatin8611/
Arfaiyan863/
Arfyan8399/
Erfian8338/
Arfean832/
Herfian7769/
Arphian771/
Aarfyan771/
Harfyan771/
Arffiong711/
Arfyonova532/
Orfeon502/
Orfeón501/

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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 Arfian
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