Arifai Surname
Approximately 765 people bear this surname
Arifai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 700 | 1:188,927 | 18,083 |
| Albania | 41 | 1:71,075 | 8,058 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Arifai (1,175) may also be a first name.
Arifai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arifai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Arifai (Hindi: आरिफाई) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Arifai.
How Common Is The Last Name Arifai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Arifai is the 445,853rd most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 9,526,204 people. The last name Arifai occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Arifai live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 92 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Arifai is also the 231,625th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 1,175 people.
It is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 700 people, or 1 in 188,927. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: South Sulawesi, where 34 percent live, East Java, where 20 percent live and Central Java, where 11 percent live. Besides Indonesia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 5 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Arifai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arifai in the Hindi language | ||
| आरिफाई | aripha'i | - |
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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 Arifai
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