Arifullah Surname

164,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Arifullah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arifullah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,5321:104,0194,444
Afghanistan7431:43,2751,599
Indonesia2221:595,71747,390
Pakistan741:2,414,10721,426
India251:30,682,615377,978
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Arifullah (4,988) may also be a first name.

Arifullah Last Name Facts

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

Arifullah (Hindi: अरिफुल्लाह, Marathi: आरीफ़ऊाह) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Arifullah.

How Common Is The Last Name Arifullah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 164,117th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,756,258 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Arifullah live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 96,347th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 4,988 people.

The last name Arifullah is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 1,532 people, or 1 in 104,019. Apart from Bangladesh this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 28 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Arifullah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arifullah in the Marathi language
आरीफ़ऊाहarifauaha-
Arifullah in the Hindi language
अरिफुल्लाहariphullaha50
आरिफुल्लाहariphullaha50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arifullah
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