Arfou Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Arfou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 106 | 1:181,057 | 6,330 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Arfou (10) may also be a first name.
Arfou Demographics
Arfou Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Arfou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arfou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Arfou is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Arfou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,718,748th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. Arfou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Arfou are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Arfou is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.
The surname Arfou is most frequently used in Niger, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 181,057. In Niger Arfou is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 86 percent are found, Niamey Capital District, where 11 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Niger this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 2 percent are found and Iraq, where 1 percent are found.
Arfou Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arfoud | 91 | 171 | / |
| Arfouj | 91 | 16 | / |
| Arfouy | 91 | 9 | / |
| Harfou | 91 | 9 | / |
| Aarfou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Arfout | 91 | 1 | / |
| Arffou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Garfou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Arfo | 89 | 271 | / |
| Arfu | 89 | 11 | / |
| Harfous | 83 | 6 | / |
| Arfouch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Harfout | 83 | 1 | / |
| Arfau | 80 | 59 | / |
| Arfux | 80 | 22 | / |
| Arfos | 80 | 21 | / |
| Arfus | 80 | 20 | / |
| Arfuz | 80 | 11 | / |
| Garfo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Harfo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Harfu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Arfoj | 80 | 2 | / |
| Arfeu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Airfo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Arfoz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Arfut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orfou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Garfu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Arfoo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Harfoush | 77 | 16,693 | / |
| Harfouch | 77 | 608 | / |
| Arfuch | 73 | 133 | / |
| Arfeux | 73 | 130 | / |
| Arfaux | 73 | 60 | / |
| Harfot | 73 | 26 | / |
| Arfaut | 73 | 23 | / |
| Arfush | 73 | 5 | / |
| Harfoh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Garfau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Garfoo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Garvfo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Arfauy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Garfuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gorfou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Harfod | 73 | 0 | / |
| Arfa | 67 | 19,771 | / |
| Harfosh | 67 | 439 | / |
| Orfo | 67 | 229 | / |
| Harfoot | 67 | 219 | / |
| Harfuch | 67 | 217 | / |
| Harfaux | 67 | 193 | / |
| Harfush | 67 | 126 | / |
| Harfaut | 67 | 24 | / |
| Garfejo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hourfou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Orfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harfoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arfoosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Airfood | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Arfou
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