Arnfinn Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Arnfinn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arnfinn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Arnfinn (4,082) may also be a first name.

Arnfinn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arnfinn is held by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arnfinn? popularity and diffusion

Arnfinn is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Arnfinn occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Arnfinn live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in Scandinavia. Arnfinn is also the 108,972nd most widely held first name globally It is held by 4,082 people.

The last name Arnfinn is most prevalent in Norway, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,714,095. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 67 percent are found and Western Norway, where 33 percent are found. Aside from Norway Arnfinn is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arinfin863/
Arinafian7512/
Yronfin717/
Oronfin714/
Harnfen710/
Arnefon710/
Arnovian6715/
Arinovna6711/
Arenvain671/
Yaronfun671/
Yoronfin671/
Arnavian671/

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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 Arnfinn
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