Arifiu Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Arifiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Arifiu (11) may also be a first name.
Arifiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arifiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Arifiu is more frequently found in The Solomon Islands than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arifiu? popularity and diffusion
Arifiu is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Arifiu is mostly found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Arifiu are found; 85 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 85 percent are found in Solomonic Oceania. Arifiu is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 11 people.
It is most numerous in The Solomon Islands, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 52,730. In The Solomon Islands it is most common in: Malaita Province, where 100 percent live. Barring The Solomon Islands it occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 15 percent live.
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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
- 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 Arifiu
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