Arifa Surname
Approximately 22,457 people bear this surname
Arifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 16,041 | 1:9,934 | 836 |
| Pakistan | 1,852 | 1:96,460 | 3,126 |
| Indonesia | 1,491 | 1:88,698 | 9,291 |
| India | 1,121 | 1:684,269 | 31,962 |
| Brazil | 741 | 1:288,899 | 11,132 |
| Niger | 526 | 1:36,487 | 2,004 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| France | 109 | 1:609,383 | 80,423 |
| Maldives | 65 | 1:6,218 | 538 |
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Arifâ (1) are calculated separately.
Arifa (281,108) may also be a first name.
Arifa Demographics
Average Arifa Salary in
United States
$33,550 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Arifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Arifa (Arabic: عريفة, Bengali: আরিফা, Dhivehi: ުޢާރިފާ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺮﻳﻔﻪ, Hindi: आरिफा, Marathi: परिवन, Oriya: ଆରିଫା, Russian: Арифа) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Arifâ. Click here to see other possible spellings of Arifa.
How Common Is The Last Name Arifa? popularity and diffusion
Arifa is the 24,094th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 324,511 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Arifa are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,743rd most numerous forename globally, held by 281,108 people.
The surname Arifa is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 16,041 people, or 1 in 9,934. Beside Bangladesh this last name is found in 41 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 8 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.
Arifa Last Name Statistics demography
Arifa earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.25% less than the national average, earning $33,550 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Arifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arifa in the Bengali language | ||
| আরিফা | aripha | - |
| Arifa in the Hindi language | ||
| आरिफा | aripha | 86.58 |
| आरीफा | aripha | 6.14 |
| अरिफा | aripha | 4.09 |
| अरीफा | aripha | 2.35 |
| आरिफ़ा | arifa | 0.4 |
| आरिफ | aripha | 0.35 |
| अरिफ | aripha | 0.02 |
| Arifa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆରିଫା | aripha | 74.19 |
| ଅରିଫା | aripha | 19.35 |
| ଅରିପା | aripa | 3.23 |
| ମରିୟମ | mariyama | 3.23 |
| Arifa in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ުޢާރިފާ | uarifa | 66.67 |
| ާޢާރިފާ | aarifa | 33.33 |
| Arifa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﺮﻳﻔﻪ | ryfh | 50 |
| ﺍﻋﺮﻳﻔﻪ | aryfh | 50 |
| Arifa in the Marathi language | ||
| परिवन | parivana | 17.39 |
| अरीफ़ा | arifa | 17.39 |
| आरीफ़ा | arifa | 13.04 |
| आरीका | arika | 8.7 |
| जरीवाला | jarivala | 8.7 |
| अरीपा | aripa | 4.35 |
| मरी | mari | 4.35 |
| सारी | sari | 4.35 |
| अरीया | ariya | 4.35 |
| वरीकर | varikara | 4.35 |
| कारीगर | karigara | 4.35 |
| अरीमाबी | arimabi | 4.35 |
| लारी | lari | 4.35 |
| Arifa in the Russian language | ||
| Арифа | arifa | - |
| Arifa in the Arabic language | ||
| عريفة | ryft | - |
| عريفه | ryfh | - |
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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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