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 surname Arfs occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Arfs? popularity and diffusion
Arfs is the 2,136,387th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Arfs are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,994,417th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 28 people.
The last name is most common in Sweden, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 228,994. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Dalarna County, where 35 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 26 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 21 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 37 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.
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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- 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 Arfs
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