Arifan Surname
Approximately 845 people bear this surname
Arifan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 604 | 1:218,956 | 20,476 |
| Pakistan | 110 | 1:1,624,035 | 17,073 |
| Malaysia | 40 | 1:737,356 | 34,564 |
| Iran | 27 | 1:2,843,797 | 88,363 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Arifan (1,747) may also be a first name.
Arifan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arifan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Arifan (Hindi: अरीफन, Marathi: अरीफान, Oriya: ଆରିଫନ) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Arifan.
How Common Is The Last Name Arifan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Arifan is the 412,606th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,624,315 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Arifan live; 76 percent live in Southeast Asia and 76 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Arifan is also the 183,331st most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,747 people.
Arifan is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 604 people, or 1 in 218,956. In Indonesia it is most common in: East Java, where 30 percent live, Central Java, where 16 percent live and West Sumatra, where 15 percent live. Besides Indonesia it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 13 percent live and Malaysia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harifan | 92 | 62 | / |
| Aurifan | 92 | 24 | / |
| Ariffan | 92 | 20 | / |
| Arifain | 92 | 14 | / |
| Ariefan | 92 | 14 | / |
| Arisfan | 92 | 13 | / |
| Aarifan | 92 | 12 | / |
| Garifan | 92 | 3 | / |
| Asrifan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Arifaan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Arifatin | 86 | 139 | / |
| Ariffain | 86 | 4 | / |
| Harrifan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Arefan | 83 | 180 | / |
| Arifon | 83 | 80 | / |
| Orifan | 83 | 15 | / |
| Arufan | 83 | 5 | / |
| Arifam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Erifan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Arifanova | 80 | 44 | / |
| Ariphan | 77 | 416 | / |
| Arifoon | 77 | 80 | / |
| Arifont | 77 | 43 | / |
| Harefan | 77 | 13 | / |
| Harifon | 77 | 5 | / |
| Arefaan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Arifein | 77 | 4 | / |
| Aarifam | 77 | 3 | / |
| Areefan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Garefan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Garifon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arefane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arifhanova | 75 | 4 | / |
| Arefaine | 71 | 4,464 | / |
| Arefayne | 71 | 3,079 | / |
| Ariffein | 71 | 8 | / |
| Garefain | 71 | 7 | / |
| Airiphan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gareefan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Harifamt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hariphan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hareefan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orifon | 67 | 59 | / |
| Aryfanova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Arefanova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Erefan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Erufan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Auraiphan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arrefayne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hariffein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arefayneh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Areafaine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harivahan | 67 | 0 | / |
Arifan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arifan in the Marathi language | ||
| अरीफान | ariphana | - |
| Arifan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆରିଫନ | ariphana | 75 |
| ଆରିଫାନ | ariphana | 25 |
| Arifan in the Hindi language | ||
| अरीफन | ariphana | 28 |
| आरिफन | ariphana | 20 |
| आरिफं | aripham | 16 |
| आरीफन | ariphana | 8 |
| अरिफान | ariphana | 8 |
| आरिफँ | aripham | 8 |
| अरीफान | ariphana | 4 |
| अरिफं | aripham | 4 |
| आरिफ | aripha | 4 |
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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 Arifan
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