Arifu Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Arifu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 78 | 1:1,695,502 | 110,645 |
| Solomon Islands | 32 | 1:18,126 | 3,487 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arifud | 91 | 11 | / |
| Arifou | 91 | 8 | / |
| Arifuh | 91 | 7 | / |
| Harifu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Aarifu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Ariffu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Arifus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Arifut | 91 | 1 | / |
| Asrifu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aariffu | 83 | 13 | / |
| Arifudd | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ariffud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Araifou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Erifu | 80 | 76 | / |
| Arufu | 80 | 60 | / |
| Orifu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Arefu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ariffudd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arefou | 73 | 294 | / |
| Ariphu | 73 | 86 | / |
| Harufu | 73 | 57 | / |
| Eraifu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Areefu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aruffu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Errifu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Garefou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ourifoud | 62 | 1 | / |
| Orefu | 60 | 3 | / |
| Orufu | 60 | 3 | / |
| Erufu | 60 | 2 | / |
| Erefu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Gorefu | 55 | 16 | / |
| Erefou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Herefu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ariphoo | 50 | 3 | / |
Arifu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arifu in the Marathi language | ||
| आरीफु | ariphu | 80 |
| आरीफू | ariphu | 20 |
| Arifu in the Hindi language | ||
| आरिफु | ariphu | 75 |
| आरिफू | ariphu | 25 |
| Arifu in the Arabic language | ||
| عريفو | ryfw | - |
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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 Arifu
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