Arrifin Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Arrifin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arrifin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia811:364,12619,261
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Arrifin (57) may also be a first name.

Arrifin Last Name Facts

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

Arrifin is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Arrifin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,839,022nd most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Arrifin are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 93 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,308,380th most commonly held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 57 people.

The last name is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 364,126. In Malaysia Arrifin is primarily found in: Selangor, where 19 percent are found, Johor, where 16 percent are found and Kelantan, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent are found and Singapore, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arriffin9388/
Arrifien931/
Garrifin930/
Arifin92356,237/
Arrifn921/
Ariffin8622,156/
Arifien861,107/
Ariefin86399/
Harifin86341/
Arifina86240/
Aarifin86116/
Asrifin8695/
Aripfin8616/
Arifint8610/
Arifing867/
Arrefin865/
Araifin864/
Atrifin863/
Airifin861/
Aridfin861/
A'Rifin861/
Arifinn861/
Arifn83113/
Ariffina80102/
Ariffien8058/
Hariffin8031/
Arriffen8018/
Ariefien8015/
Arieffin807/
Arifffin804/
Gariffin802/
Ariffinn801/
Ariffing801/
Aruiffin801/
Aariffin801/
Arrifeen801/
Garifina801/
Areiffin801/
Arefin7783,694/
Arifen771,531/
Erifin77474/
Arifim7757/
Ariffn7730/
Aryfin7723/
Arufin7719/
Aripfn773/
Orifin772/
Arifhn771/
Ariefn771/
Arifinová752/
Arifeen714,245/
Arefina711,028/
Areefin71366/
Ariffen7194/
Aarefin7134/
Areffin7121/
Ariffim7116/
Eriffin718/
Ariphin717/
Ariffhn713/
Aarufin713/
Aruffin712/
Aresfin711/
Asrefin711/
Arefien711/
Areyfin711/
Arayfin711/
Orifina711/
Aryzfin711/
Arifend711/
Aarifeen6713/
Ariffeen6712/
Harifeen671/
Ariefeen671/
Aariphin671/

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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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  • 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 Arrifin
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