Arfon Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Wales

Arfon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arfon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines601:1,687,304110,517
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Arfon (6,105) may also be a first name.

Arfon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arfon (Russian: Арфон) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arfon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,775,494th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. Arfon is primarily found in Asia, where 72 percent of Arfon live; 63 percent live in Southeast Asia and 55 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Arfon is also the 84,718th most widespread first name on earth, held by 6,105 people.

It is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 1,687,304. In The Philippines Arfon is most common in: Davao Region, where 35 percent are found, Cordillera Administrative Region, where 23 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 12 percent are found. Barring The Philippines this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 11 percent are found and Iran, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harfon9114/
Garfon915/
Arfoun914/
Arfone912/
Aarfon911/
Arfoon910/
Harfoun836/
Arfoune832/
Harfoon831/
Arfan8017,653/
Erfon8018/
Arfun8012/
Orfon807/
Arfonova774/
Arfane73575/
Aarfan73226/
Harfan7384/
Arfahn7357/
Arfand7338/
Arfaan7335/
Arphon7330/
Earfan7321/
Arfhan7320/
Airfan7312/
Arfanh7311/
Aurfan737/
Harfun735/
Garfan733/
Arfang732/
Herfon732/
Gorfon732/
Arfunt731/
Arrfan731/
Arfant731/
Aerfan731/
Aharfoune71136/
Arfatin6721/
Aarfanh671/
Aarfane671/
Arffaan671/
Aurffan671/
Harfane671/
Airfane671/
Garfahn671/

Arfon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arfon in the Russian language
Арфонarfon-

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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 Arfon
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