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

The surname Ariffin is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ariffin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ariffin is the 24,401st most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 328,920 people. The last name Ariffin is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ariffin reside; 95 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 94 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 80,088th most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 6,666 people.

The surname Ariffin is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is held by 19,629 people, or 1 in 1,503. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Selangor, where 22 percent live, Perak, where 15 percent live and Kelantan, where 13 percent live. Aside from Malaysia this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent live.

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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  • 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 Ariffin
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