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Where Does The Last Name Arfken Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Arfken is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Arfken? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Arfken is the 2,909,720^th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Arfken is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Arfken live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States it is most numerous in: New Jersey, where 38 percent reside, Tennessee, where 28 percent reside and Indiana, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 33 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.

Arfken Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Arfken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Arfken last name increased 967 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arfken Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Arfken last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Arfken earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.74% more than the national average, earning $68,062 USD per year.