Arifo Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Arifo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 91 | 1:1,946,624 | 68,955 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Arifo (25) may also be a first name.
Arifo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arifo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Arifo (Hindi: आरीफो, Marathi: आरीफो) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Arifo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,727,723rd most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Arifo live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most common given name throughout the world, held by 25 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 1,946,624. In Nigeria Arifo is primarily concentrated in: Ondo, where 47 percent reside, Lagos, where 31 percent reside and Ogun, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garifo | 91 | 745 | / |
| Arifou | 91 | 8 | / |
| Gariffo | 83 | 232 | / |
| Gairifo | 83 | 47 | / |
| Airiofo | 83 | 26 | / |
| Araifou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aerifoy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Arifa | 80 | 22,457 | / |
| Arufo | 80 | 71 | / |
| Erifo | 80 | 20 | / |
| Orifo | 80 | 10 | / |
| Arefo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Arifâ | 80 | 1 | / |
| Garriffo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Arifah | 73 | 13,516 | / |
| Arifat | 73 | 538 | / |
| Arefou | 73 | 294 | / |
| Harifa | 73 | 281 | / |
| Aruffo | 73 | 280 | / |
| Asrifa | 73 | 123 | / |
| Aarifa | 73 | 73 | / |
| Ariefa | 73 | 40 | / |
| Arrufo | 73 | 37 | / |
| Arrifa | 73 | 26 | / |
| Arisfa | 73 | 23 | / |
| Garifa | 73 | 19 | / |
| Ariffa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Arefoh | 73 | 12 | / |
| Araifa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Aurifa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Arifaa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Arifha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Arifad | 73 | 3 | / |
| Arifas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Areifa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Arizfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aerifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arivoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oroifo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oraifo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arhifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aridfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaurifa | 67 | 2,009 | / |
| Harifah | 67 | 298 | / |
| Arifaah | 67 | 153 | / |
| Aarifah | 67 | 107 | / |
| Ariffah | 67 | 72 | / |
| Gariffa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ariefah | 67 | 30 | / |
| Arrifat | 67 | 26 | / |
| Araifah | 67 | 24 | / |
| Oraifoh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Arifahs | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hasrifa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Arrifah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Garefou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ariphoo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arriefa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hariffa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arefuoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erieffo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaarifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harifha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harrifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ariffad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oriefoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harizfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harifad | 67 | 0 | / |
Arifo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arifo in the Hindi language | ||
| आरीफो | aripho | - |
| Arifo in the Marathi language | ||
| आरीफो | aripho | 50 |
| अरीफो | aripho | 50 |
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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 Arifo
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