Arfken Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Arfken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arfken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Arfken Last Name Facts

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

Arfken occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Arfken.

How Common Is The Last Name Arfken? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,909,720th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Arfken reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New Jersey, where 38 percent reside, Tennessee, where 28 percent reside and Indiana, where 14 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 33 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.

Arfken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Arfken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying 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 Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political 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.

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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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  • 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 Arfken
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