Arif Surname

702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 781,710 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Arif Surname User-submission:

Arif as a boy's name is of Arabic origin meaning 'knowledgeable'.

Arif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan439,4071:40758
Bangladesh100,6621:1,583155
Indonesia79,6591:1,660178
India74,3071:10,323862
Saudi Arabia13,9131:2,218269
Malaysia11,9831:2,461370
Afghanistan8,9081:3,609382
Egypt8,8471:10,3921,247
Morocco8,2471:4,180451
Algeria7,8411:4,927771
United Arab Emirates4,8171:1,902233
England3,9141:14,2362,103
Ethiopia2,5761:37,8674,280
Bulgaria2,0361:3,428489
United States1,5811:229,25922,104
Oman1,2341:2,989440
Kuwait1,0511:3,616484
Iraq8441:41,4951,762
Qatar8081:2,918269
Canada6441:57,2146,763
France6351:104,60315,453
Spain6061:77,1496,714
Greece6031:18,3742,623
Somalia5391:24,9571,368
Maldives5311:76189
Bahrain5291:2,549407
Thailand4101:172,28927,837
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Iran3601:213,28516,875
Palestine3491:13,0342,411
Romania3481:57,6957,056
Germany2301:350,02433,964
Turkey2241:347,41721,946
North Macedonia2201:9,5521,580
Sweden1871:52,6564,061
Australia1721:156,95216,457
Singapore1331:41,4111,573
Scotland1281:41,8273,869
Northern Cyprus1161:2,750390
Kenya1151:401,56422,499
Philippines1061:955,07884,086
Norway1031:49,9257,153
Belgium981:117,31317,342
Russia861:1,675,849110,706
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Denmark831:68,0096,785
Netherlands711:237,84831,022
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Japan551:2,324,44229,670
Azerbaijan531:182,0594,970
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Tunisia421:14,5392,384
Jordan401:221,0619,827
Wales401:77,3636,557
Northern Ireland391:47,3094,079
Albania381:76,6868,388
Brunei381:11,0191,313
Syria371:521,6495,346
Taiwan351:669,8504,860
Israel291:295,09125,768
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Libya251:249,7591,033
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Serbia221:324,77015,940
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Austria211:405,49741,758
Yemen171:1,554,42912,359
Lebanon161:352,31810,901
Tajikistan161:524,1683,647
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
China121:113,943,4645,994
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Kosovo61:310,3128,714
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Palau11:21,643223
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Arif (1,113,998) may also be a first name.

Arif Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Arif as a boy's name is of Arabic origin meaning 'knowledgeable'.

- kaany

Arif Last Name Facts

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

Arif (Arabic: آريف, Bengali: আরিফ, Dhivehi: ު‫ޢާރިފް, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺭﻑ, Hindi: आरिफ, Marathi: आरीफ़, Oriya: ଆରିଫ, Russian: Ариф) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arif? popularity and diffusion

It is the 702nd most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 9,323 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Arif live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Arif is also the 765th most frequent forename internationally, held by 1,113,998 people.

The surname Arif is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 439,407 people, or 1 in 407. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 59 percent live, Sindh, where 18 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 12 percent live. Beside Pakistan it exists in 115 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Arif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia and Melkite Greek Catholic (55%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Arif surname are 1.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.87% being registered with the political party.

The amount Arif earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 23.66% less than the national average, earning 264,200 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 13.82% less than the national average, earning R 204,804 per year; in United States they earn 15.29% more than the national average, earning $49,746 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.15% less than the national average, earning $46,627 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aarif8940,564/
Arief8925,384/
Ariff8918,893/
Harif893,152/
Arife891,089/
Arrif89970/
Asrif89382/
Argif89246/
Ahrif89233/
Areif89164/
Garif89157/
Araif8989/
Arifs8955/
Arifz8950/
Aerif8943/
Aurif8925/
Arift8919/
A'Rif8912/
Aridf8911/
Arifh8910/
Ajrif897/
Arzif896/
Arifp893/
Atrif893/
Ariof893/
Earif892/
Ayrif891/
Airif891/
Aroif891/
Aripf891/
Aruif891/
Arhif891/
Harife801,618/
Arheif801,499/
Harrif80247/
Arieff80226/
Hariff80164/
Hairif80136/
Aariff8064/
Gariff8057/
Aaraif8025/
Arriff8024/
Arhief8017/
Arrife8016/
Asraif8016/
Ariefh8012/
Autrif8012/
Atroif8011/
Harief8010/
Haruif807/
Aarief807/
Aharif805/
Garrif804/
Arrief804/
Ahraif804/
Harifh803/
A'Arif803/
A'Rief803/
Aasrif802/
Aairif802/
Aarifh802/
Hargif802/
Ariffe802/
Hasrif801/
Aarifp801/
Aarrif801/
Aeraif801/
Aroiff801/
Asrhif801/
Hareif801/
Ahrief801/
Aatrif801/
Aerrif801/
Arishf801/
Aitrif801/
Auriff801/
Ahhrif801/
Ahriff801/
Arioff801/
Haraif801/
Aref7564,015/
Arib759,795/
Orif75751/
Ariv7541/
Aryf7533/
Erif757/
Arjf751/
Ariw751/
Arifova733,620/
Harriff7396/
Aasriff731/
Aariffe731/
Harhief731/
Ahariff731/
Ariph677,798/
Aarib674,744/
Areef673,154/
Arefe672,183/
Oraif672,160/
Harib67716/
Aaref67645/
Orife67593/
Haref67349/
Araib67279/
Orief67230/
Areff67224/
Ariev67182/
Oreif67124/
Arrib6794/
Ourif6777/
Gariv6761/
Hariw6746/
Asref6738/
Ariew6730/
Garef6719/
Horif6715/
Hariv679/
Areaf679/
Erhif679/
Ereif677/
Herif677/
Arriv677/
Errif676/
Airef676/
Arref676/
Arhiv675/
Arivd675/
Ariov675/
Ahref675/
Orrif674/
Eraif674/
Ajryf674/
Areft674/
Atref674/
Aurib673/
Eriff673/
Ayref672/
Aariv672/
Areib672/
Oriff672/
Aaryf672/
Arayf672/
Aribh672/
Ajrib672/
Gorif671/
Areiv671/
Asriv671/
Hausriff671/
Auref671/
Arhef671/
Arzef671/
Aresf671/
Arjff671/

Arif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺭﻑalarf-
Arif in the Dhivehi language
ު‫ޢާރިފްuarif-
Arif in the Bengali language
আরিফaripha97.06
আরিফ্ariph2.94
Arif in the Hindi language
आरिफaripha92.22
आरीफaripha5.1
आरिफ़arifa0.72
आरीफ़arifa0.03
अरिफ़arifa0.01
आरिफ़arifa0.01
आरिकarika0
आरिपaripa0
आरिफ्ariph0
अरिकarika0
आरिजarija0
आरीफ़़arifa0
अरीफ़arifa0
आरिफ़़arifa0
Arif in the Oriya language
ଆରିଫaripha72.26
ଆରିଫ୍ariph19.52
ଅରିଫaripha6.51
ଅରିଫ୍ariph1.03
ଆରିପaripa0.34
ଆରୀଫ୍ariph0.34
Arif in the Marathi language
आरीफ़arifa65.22
अरीफ़arifa31.23
आरीफ़ाarifa0.4
Arif in the Russian language
Арифarif-
Arif in the Arabic language
آريفaryf-
العارفalarf-
عريفryf-
عارفarf-

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