Arfonos Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Arfonos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 70 | 1:50,877 | 7,357 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
Arfonos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arfonos Come From? nationality or country of origin
Arfonos (Russian: Арфонос) occurs more in Moldova more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Arfonos click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arfonos? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,061,309th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Arfonos live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 84 percent live in Romanian Europe.
It is most commonly occurring in Moldova, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 50,877. In Moldova it is mostly found in: Găgăuzia, where 50 percent live, Ștefan Vodă District, where 44 percent live and Chișinău Municipality, where 4 percent live. Excluding Moldova it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 8 percent live and Russia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arfanos | 86 | 46 | / |
| Arfonas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Harfono | 86 | 1 | / |
| Arfano | 77 | 28 | / |
| Arfona | 77 | 2 | / |
| Orfanos | 71 | 3,680 | / |
| Garfano | 71 | 8 | / |
| Arfanus | 71 | 4 | / |
| Orfongo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Arfahnou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harfouna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orfano | 62 | 2,773 | / |
| Arfana | 62 | 188 | / |
| Orfanou | 57 | 1,823 | / |
| Orfanoz | 57 | 46 | / |
| Orfánus | 57 | 33 | / |
| Arfahna | 57 | 18 | / |
| Gorfano | 57 | 16 | / |
| Harfana | 57 | 10 | / |
| Aarfana | 57 | 8 | / |
| Orfanus | 57 | 5 | / |
| Arfanah | 57 | 2 | / |
| Orfanoy | 57 | 1 | / |
| Orfenas | 57 | 1 | / |
| Arfanaz | 57 | 1 | / |
| Arfanaj | 57 | 1 | / |
| Orfanas | 57 | 1 | / |
| Orphanos | 53 | 758 | / |
| Orfangno | 53 | 1 | / |
| Harfanga | 53 | 1 | / |
| Orphanous | 50 | 1 | / |
Arfonos Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arfonos in the Russian language | ||
| Арфонос | arfonos | - |
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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 Arfonos
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