Arfield Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Arfield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:1,921,31276,208
Scotland171:314,93014,413
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Arfield (25) may also be a first name.

Arfield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arfield is most common in England. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Arfield click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arfield? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,333,370th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Arfield are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 25 people.

The last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England Arfield is primarily found in: Norfolk, where 41 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 31 percent live and Surrey, where 10 percent live. Beside England this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Arfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Arfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Arfield surname grew 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arfield Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Arfield earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.91% more than the national average, earning $50,631 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harfield931,707/
Airfield933/
Arfeld926/
Hairfield88924/
Hearfield88360/
Harzfield880/
Orfield86525/
Garfild8690/
Harfeld8672/
Arfeldt8611/
Garfeld864/
Erfield861/
Herfield8049/
Harzfeld8038/
Haarfeld808/
Harfeldt807/
Ahrfeldt804/
Horfield803/
Garfeldt801/
Eurfield801/
Garfeeld801/
Hairfild800/
Arfelt7737/
Erfeld7710/
Orfeld773/
Herzfield7549/
Harrfeldt7517/
Haarfeldt7511/
Horffield752/
Herfeld71200/
Erzfeld7164/
Ehrfeld7155/
Gorfeld7124/
Harfelt7120/
Erfeldt7118/
Orfeldt719/
Aarfelt717/
Arrfelt715/
Garfelt714/
Ahrfelt714/
Gerfeld714/
Hirfeld712/
Horfeld711/
Arwfelt711/
Herzfeld671,872/
Herfeldt6768/
Herrfeld6736/
Heirfeld6716/
Hirzfeld6712/
Eirfeldt6712/
Ehrfeldt677/
Ihrfeldt674/
Hierfeld671/

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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 Arfield
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