Arifu Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Arifu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arifu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia781:1,695,502110,645
Solomon Islands321:18,1263,487
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Arifu (77) may also be a first name.

Arifu Last Name Facts

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

Arifu (Arabic: عريفو, Hindi: आरिफु, Marathi: आरीफु) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arifu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,315,412th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Arifu reside; 45 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 45 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,100,117th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 77 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 1,695,502. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: North Maluku, where 77 percent reside, Southeast Sulawesi, where 18 percent reside and Gorontalo, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 19 percent reside and Qatar, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arifud9111/
Arifou918/
Arifuh917/
Harifu915/
Aarifu914/
Ariffu911/
Arifus911/
Arifut911/
Asrifu911/
Aariffu8313/
Arifudd831/
Ariffud831/
Araifou831/
Erifu8076/
Arufu8060/
Orifu808/
Arefu806/
Ariffudd771/
Arefou73294/
Ariphu7386/
Harufu7357/
Eraifu734/
Areefu731/
Aruffu731/
Errifu731/
Garefou675/
Ourifoud621/
Orefu603/
Orufu603/
Erufu602/
Erefu601/
Gorefu5516/
Erefou551/
Herefu551/
Ariphoo503/

Arifu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arifu in the Marathi language
आरीफुariphu80
आरीफूariphu20
Arifu in the Hindi language
आरिफुariphu75
आरिफूariphu25
Arifu in the Arabic language
عريفوryfw-

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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
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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 Arifu
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