Arifuna Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Arifuna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Arifuna Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Arifuna (16) may also be a first name.

Arifuna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arifuna occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Arifuna click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arifuna? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Arifuna occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Arifuna reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name globally, borne by 16 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 2,168,849. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Rubirizi District, where 33 percent live, Mitooma District, where 28 percent live and Ibanda District, where 11 percent live. Not including Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 32 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arifunah937/
Garifuna933/
Arifunna931/
Asrifuna931/
Arifona8612/
Arifinah8021/
Arifonna801/
Harifonna751/
Ariffonna751/
Arifhinaa751/
Orifeunah751/
Arifono715/
Orifino571/
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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 Arifuna
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