Arfs Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Arfs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 43 | 1:228,994 | 15,912 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Arfs (28) may also be a first name.
Arfs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arfs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Arfs occurs most in Sweden. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Arfs.
How Common Is The Last Name Arfs? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,136,387th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Arfs reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,994,417th most common first name worldwide, borne by 28 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 228,994. In Sweden Arfs is mostly found in: Dalarna County, where 35 percent live, Stockholm County, where 26 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 21 percent live. Not including Sweden this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 37 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfs | 89 | 15 | / |
| Harfs | 89 | 0 | / |
| Arf | 86 | 934 | / |
| Harfst | 80 | 826 | / |
| Harrfs | 80 | 5 | / |
| Arffss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Harf | 75 | 2,304 | / |
| Garf | 75 | 413 | / |
| Arft | 75 | 373 | / |
| Arfe | 75 | 369 | / |
| Arff | 75 | 254 | / |
| Arbs | 75 | 144 | / |
| Airf | 75 | 137 | / |
| Arfh | 75 | 124 | / |
| Aarf | 75 | 59 | / |
| Asrf | 75 | 50 | / |
| Aurf | 75 | 19 | / |
| Arwf | 75 | 6 | / |
| Arhf | 75 | 4 | / |
| Arvs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Arws | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ahrf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Arzf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Erfs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Arfp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ayrf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Harbs | 67 | 1,007 | / |
| Harff | 67 | 916 | / |
| Herfs | 67 | 475 | / |
| Garff | 67 | 379 | / |
| Harpf | 67 | 228 | / |
| Garvs | 67 | 48 | / |
| Arpfe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Arwsh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Aarwf | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hajrf | 67 | 12 | / |
| Harfe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Airef | 67 | 6 | / |
| Garfì | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aarfh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Arbsh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Airff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aharf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asrhf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayref | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eurfs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arvås | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aarrf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erwfs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aairf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gairf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorfs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aarfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aarff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asrfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asrfh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hasrf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aurfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arrws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arzff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arwfh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aahrf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osrfs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harrf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Haarf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Aurbs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Garrf | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Arfs
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