Arifi Surname

25,974th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Arifi Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'sergeant' in Arabic.

Arifi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo4,7711:39050
Morocco2,6241:13,1391,922
Sudan2,5201:14,8852,042
Algeria2,4051:16,0632,906
North Macedonia2,1301:987159
Serbia1,7341:4,121517
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Albania4421:6,5931,265
Indonesia4391:301,25126,742
Switzerland2941:27,9354,275
Pakistan2721:656,77910,135
France2491:266,75841,114
Lebanon1881:29,9843,111
United States1871:1,938,283125,322
Iraq1731:202,4374,691
Sweden1611:61,1604,684
Germany1571:512,77443,467
Belgium1431:80,39612,660
Malaysia1431:206,25312,096
Spain1351:346,31119,910
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Slovenia1091:22,8234,991
Austria761:112,04515,874
Iran741:1,037,60247,336
Taiwan711:330,2082,647
England501:1,114,36153,243
India421:18,263,461278,402
Libya361:173,444826
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Greece231:481,73061,288
Syria231:839,1756,287
Finland211:261,74820,300
Afghanistan211:1,531,10412,360
Norway161:321,39331,311
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Jordan141:631,60313,893
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Bosnia and Herzegovina101:353,64013,005
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Arifi (1,078) may also be a first name.

Arifi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'sergeant' in Arabic.

- harifi

Arifi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arifi (Arabic: العريفي, Hindi: आरिफि, Marathi: आरीफी, Oriya: ଆରିଫି, Russian: Арифи) is held by more people in Kosovo than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arifi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 25,974th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 351,631 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Arifi reside; 45 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 30 percent reside in Albano-Europe. Arifi is also the 243,369th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,078 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kosovo, where it is carried by 4,771 people, or 1 in 390. In Kosovo Arifi is mostly concentrated in: District of Pristina, where 35 percent reside, District of Gjilan, where 26 percent reside and District of Ferizaj, where 13 percent reside. Beside Kosovo Arifi occurs in 67 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 13 percent reside and Sudan, where 12 percent reside.

Arifi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Sunni (94%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Arifi surname are 22.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Arifi earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 13.84% less than the national average, earning 298,188 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.06% more than the national average, earning $44,469 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.62% less than the national average, earning $41,425 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harifi91869/
Arifai91765/
Arrifi91351/
Ariffi91252/
Aarifi91249/
Garifi9195/
Araifi9129/
Arifit9125/
Arifid9121/
Atrifi9114/
Arifie9110/
Arifis916/
Arifio914/
Asrifi913/
Ariefi912/
Arzifi911/
Arifii911/
Arifij911/
Ahraifi83136/
Arrifai83118/
Ariffai8317/
Harifit8311/
Attrifi8310/
Ariffie8310/
Harisfi839/
Arifaid836/
Areifij834/
Arriffi834/
Hajrifi834/
Ariffih833/
Harifai832/
Harifei831/
Haarifi831/
Arisfei831/
Arifaij831/
Haraifi831/
Aeriffi831/
Airifai831/
Ariffei831/
Arifa8022,457/
Arefi8015,765/
Arife801,089/
Arifj80177/
Arufi8046/
Orifi8017/
Arify803/
Erifi801/
Arrifaih77103/
Hajriffi779/
Araiwfai771/
Attraifi771/
Arifaj732,002/
Harife731,618/
Errifi73698/
Harifa73281/
Garife73235/
Aarifa7373/
Arrufi7356/
Ariefa7340/
Orifie7332/
Harufi7331/
Arrifa7326/
Garefi7324/
Orifij7320/
Arifee7317/
Arrife7316/
Areffi7316/
Ariffa7315/
Ahrufi7314/
Ariphi7312/
Araifa7311/
Arifer7310/
Erifai739/
Orifii739/
Aurifa737/
Arifea737/
Arefiy736/
Oraifi736/
Arifaa735/
Arefis735/
Arifha734/
Arefie734/
Aarufi733/
Aruffi733/
Oriefi733/
Areefi733/
Arefit732/
Orifiy732/
Harefi732/
Aarefi732/
Arifeh732/
Areifa732/
Arifed732/
Ariffe732/
Garyfi731/
Arrefi731/
Orzifi731/
Arifes731/
Oriofi731/
Eriffi731/
Arifay731/
Arifet731/
Herifi731/
Arhifa731/
Ourifi731/
Garify730/
Errifai671,295/
Ourzifi67457/
Arifeae6782/
Arrifes6775/
Ariphai6756/
Gareffi6716/
Oreifie6714/
Orifaia677/
Heraifi674/
Arriefa673/
Hariffa672/
Arefiss672/
Oriffis671/
Gariffe671/
Harifha671/
Harrifa671/
Goriffi671/
Aariffe671/
Aerifoy671/
Arifych671/
Oriefie671/
Areffis671/
Ariffeh671/
Garrife670/

Arifi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arifi in the Oriya language
ଆରିଫିariphi-
Arifi in the Hindi language
आरिफिariphi50
आरिफीariphi42.86
अरिफीariphi7.14
Arifi in the Marathi language
आरीफीariphi50
अरीफीariphi50
Arifi in the Russian language
Арифиarifi-
Arifi in the Arabic language
العريفيalryfy-
عريفيryfy-

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