Ariff Surname

28,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ariff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ariff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia9,4171:3,132468
Sri Lanka3,8011:5,474802
Saudi Arabia3,6971:8,3461,160
United Arab Emirates8201:11,1741,401
Qatar2651:8,898975
India2251:3,409,17997,838
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Singapore1111:49,6191,908
England581:960,65648,451
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Brunei531:7,9011,015
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
Pakistan511:3,502,82126,594
Australia321:843,61652,533
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Fiji91:99,3771,883
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Malta41:107,5681,849
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
China21:683,660,78330,601
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Ariff (5,210) may also be a first name.

Ariff Last Name Facts

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

Ariff (Marathi: अरी, Oriya: ଆରି) is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ariff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ariff is the 28,438th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 385,727 people. Ariff is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Ariff reside; 51 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ariff is also the 93,751st most common first name worldwide, held by 5,210 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 9,417 people, or 1 in 3,132. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Selangor, where 24 percent reside, Perak, where 15 percent reside and Johor, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia Ariff exists in 48 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 20 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent reside.

Ariff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ariff last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Ariff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 133.9% more than the national average, earning R 555,840 per year; in United States they earn 9.97% more than the national average, earning $47,450 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.58% less than the national average, earning $39,457 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arieff91226/
Hariff91164/
Aariff9164/
Gariff9157/
Arriff9124/
Ariffe912/
Aroiff911/
Auriff911/
Ahriff911/
Arioff911/
Arif89781,710/
Harriff8396/
Aasriff831/
Aariffe831/
Ahariff831/
Aarif8040,564/
Arief8025,384/
Harif803,152/
Arife801,089/
Arrif80970/
Asrif80382/
Argif80246/
Ahrif80233/
Areff80224/
Areif80164/
Garif80157/
Araif8089/
Arifs8055/
Arifz8050/
Aerif8043/
Aurif8025/
Arift8019/
A'Rif8012/
Aridf8011/
Arifh8010/
Ajrif807/
Arzif806/
Arifp803/
Eriff803/
Atrif803/
Ariof803/
Earif802/
Oriff802/
Ayrif801/
Airif801/
Aroif801/
Aripf801/
Aruif801/
Arhif801/
Arjff801/
Hausriff771/
Harife731,618/
Arheif731,499/
Harrif73247/
Hairif73136/
Aaraif7325/
Arhief7317/
Arrife7316/
Asraif7316/
Arreff7313/
Ariefh7312/
Autrif7312/
Atroif7311/
Heriff7311/
Harief7310/
Gareff738/
Haruif737/
Hareff737/
Aarief737/
Aharif735/
Garrif734/
Arrief734/
Ahraif734/
Harifh733/
A'Arif733/
A'Rief733/
Aasrif732/
Aairif732/
Aarifh732/
Hargif732/
Hasrif731/
Erriff731/
Aarifp731/
Aarrif731/
Aeraif731/
Asrhif731/
Horiff731/
Hareif731/
Ahrief731/
Aatrif731/
Aerrif731/
Arishf731/
Aitrif731/
Areffe731/
Ahhrif731/
Haraif731/
Goriff730/
Oriffs730/
Orieff730/
Aref6764,015/
Arib679,795/
Arifova673,620/
Orif67751/
Ariv6741/
Aryf6733/
Herriff6731/
Ourieff6718/
Erif677/
Hheriff675/
Harhief671/
Arjf671/
Ariw671/
Ouriffe670/
Garreff670/
Herieff670/

Ariff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ariff in the Oriya language
ଆରିari-
Ariff in the Marathi language
अरीari-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ariff
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