Ariffan Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Ariffan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Ariffan (26) may also be a first name.
Ariffan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ariffan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ariffan is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ariffan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ariffan is the 4,427,875th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ariffan live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ariffan is also the 2,084,397th most common given name on earth, borne by 26 people.
This surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 2,457,852. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Perak, where 58 percent are found, Johor, where 17 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 8 percent are found. Barring Malaysia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 35 percent are found and Pakistan, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariffain | 93 | 4 | / |
| Arifan | 92 | 845 | / |
| Harifan | 86 | 62 | / |
| Aurifan | 86 | 24 | / |
| Ariefan | 86 | 14 | / |
| Arifain | 86 | 14 | / |
| Arisfan | 86 | 13 | / |
| Aarifan | 86 | 12 | / |
| Garifan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Asrifan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Arifaan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Arifatin | 80 | 139 | / |
| Ariffein | 80 | 8 | / |
| Harrifan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Arefan | 77 | 180 | / |
| Arifon | 77 | 80 | / |
| Orifan | 77 | 15 | / |
| Arufan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Arifam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erifan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arifanova | 75 | 44 | / |
| Hariffein | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ariphan | 71 | 416 | / |
| Arifoon | 71 | 80 | / |
| Arifont | 71 | 43 | / |
| Harefan | 71 | 13 | / |
| Harifon | 71 | 5 | / |
| Arefaan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Arifein | 71 | 4 | / |
| Arifhanova | 71 | 4 | / |
| Aarifam | 71 | 3 | / |
| Areefan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Garefan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Garifon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arefane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arefaine | 67 | 4,464 | / |
| Arefayne | 67 | 3,079 | / |
| Garefain | 67 | 7 | / |
| Airiphan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gareefan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hareefan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hariphan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harifamt | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Ariffan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis