Ariffin Surname

24,401st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ariffin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ariffin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia19,6291:1,503227
Indonesia8821:149,94214,740
Saudi Arabia8751:35,2645,116
Brunei2391:1,752332
Singapore1671:32,9801,213
United Arab Emirates1131:81,0827,365
Qatar941:25,0852,628
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
England391:1,428,66862,556
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824

Ariffin (6,666) may also be a first name.

Ariffin Last Name Facts

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

Ariffin is found most frequently in Malaysia. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ariffin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 24,401st most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 328,920 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ariffin are found; 95 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 94 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 80,088th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 6,666 people.

The surname Ariffin is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 19,629 people, or 1 in 1,503. In Malaysia Ariffin is most numerous in: Selangor, where 22 percent reside, Perak, where 15 percent reside and Kelantan, where 13 percent reside. Not including Malaysia it is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 4 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent reside.

Ariffin Last Name Statistics demography

Ariffin earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.1% more than the national average, earning $55,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ariffina93102/
Arriffin9388/
Ariffien9358/
Hariffin9331/
Arieffin937/
Arifffin934/
Gariffin932/
Areiffin931/
Ariffinn931/
Ariffing931/
Aruiffin931/
Aariffin931/
Arifin92356,237/
Ariffn9230/
Arifien861,107/
Ariefin86399/
Harifin86341/
Arifina86240/
Aarifin86116/
Arrifin86101/
Asrifin8695/
Ariffen8694/
Areffin8621/
Ariffim8616/
Aripfin8616/
Arifint8610/
Eriffin868/
Arifing867/
Araifin864/
Ariffhn863/
Atrifin863/
Aruffin862/
A'Rifin861/
Airifin861/
Aridfin861/
Arifinn861/
Arifn83113/
Arriffen8018/
Ariefien8015/
Ariffeen8012/
Arrifien801/
Garifina801/
Garrifin800/
Arefin7783,694/
Arifen771,531/
Erifin77474/
Arifim7757/
Aryfin7723/
Arufin7719/
Aripfn773/
Orifin772/
Ariefn771/
Arrifn771/
Arifhn771/
Arifinová752/
Arifeen714,245/
Arefina711,028/
Areefin71366/
Aarefin7134/
Ariphin717/
Arrefin715/
Aarufin713/
Aryzfin711/
Areffen711/
Asrefin711/
Arefien711/
Areyfin711/
Arayfin711/
Orifina711/
Arifend711/
Aresfin711/
Aarifeen6713/
Harifeen671/
Arrifeen671/
Ariefeen671/
Aariphin671/

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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 Ariffin
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