Arifayan Surname
Approximately 454 people bear this surname
Arifayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 449 | 1:394,527 | 20,761 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Arifayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arifayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Arifayan occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Arifayan.
How Common Is The Last Name Arifayan? popularity and diffusion
Arifayan is the 661,581st most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,051,863 people. The last name Arifayan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Arifayan reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 449 people, or 1 in 394,527. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ekiti, where 62 percent are found, Lagos, where 12 percent are found and Ondo, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Arifayan occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arifiyan | 88 | 27 | / |
| Arifeyan | 88 | 2 | / |
| Ariefiyan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Arifain | 80 | 14 | / |
| Arefayne | 75 | 3,079 | / |
| Arefiyan | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ariffain | 75 | 4 | / |
| Arefayene | 71 | 1,289 | / |
| Arefayine | 71 | 4 | / |
| Arrefayne | 71 | 2 | / |
| Arefayneh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arifeen | 67 | 4,245 | / |
| Arifien | 67 | 1,107 | / |
| Arifein | 67 | 4 | / |
| Arrefayine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arefaine | 63 | 4,464 | / |
| Ariffien | 63 | 58 | / |
| Aarifeen | 63 | 13 | / |
| Ariffeen | 63 | 12 | / |
| Orifiyon | 63 | 9 | / |
| Ariffein | 63 | 8 | / |
| Garefain | 63 | 7 | / |
| Arrifien | 63 | 1 | / |
| Harifeen | 63 | 1 | / |
| Arrifeen | 63 | 1 | / |
| Garifien | 63 | 1 | / |
| Hariffein | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ariefoien | 59 | 1 | / |
| Areafaine | 59 | 1 | / |
| Arefeen | 53 | 7,711 | / |
| Arefien | 53 | 1 | / |
| Arefeine | 50 | 9 | / |
| Aarefeen | 50 | 6 | / |
| Areefeen | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Arifayan
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