Arifani Surname

487,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Arifani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arifani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia6261:211,26119,861
Pakistan471:3,800,93427,883
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Arifani (485) may also be a first name.

Arifani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arifani (Marathi: अरीफानी) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arifani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Arifani is the 487,389th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,701,242 people. The last name Arifani is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Arifani reside; 92 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 92 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 385,996th most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 485 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 626 people, or 1 in 211,261. In Indonesia Arifani is most frequent in: East Java, where 18 percent are found, South Kalimantan, where 14 percent are found and West Java, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 7 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aarifani9397/
Ariffani9374/
Ariefani9315/
Arifaini9310/
Arifangi936/
Arifana86117/
Arefani8699/
Arifany8643/
Aryfani8619/
Arefhani802,041/
Arrifana8050/
Arifanny8021/
Arefayni801/
Harefani801/
Arefaynie754/
Arefainie751/
Hairisfahani741/
Arifona7112/
Arefane711/
Arefaine674,464/
Arefayne673,079/
Garefane6722/
Arifonna671/
Arefaynea634/
Arrefayne632/
Arefayneh631/
Ariffonna631/
Areafaine631/
Harifonna631/
Arefeine539/

Arifani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arifani in the Marathi language
अरीफानीariphani-

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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 Arifani
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