Arufah Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Arufah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arufah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383

Arufah (23) may also be a first name.

Arufah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arufah is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Arufah.

How Common Is The Last Name Arufah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,665,662nd most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. Arufah is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Arufah are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Arufah is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 23 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent live. Other than Nigeria Arufah is found in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 41 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aroufah921/
Arufa9156/
Arifah8313,516/
Arufai83101/
Harufa8326/
Arufas8310/
Arufat837/
Garufa834/
Aroufa831/
Arrufa831/
Asrufa831/
Arufaa831/
Arrufat772,590/
Harifah77298/
Arifaah77153/
Aarifah77107/
Ariffah7772/
Garoufa7771/
Ariefah7730/
Garuffa778/
Arrifah775/
Aroufaï775/
Garufai773/
Aroufay772/
Garaufa771/
Harufai771/
Arhufat771/
Arufo'a771/
Areufat771/
Aroufai771/
Aroufat771/
Arifa7322,457/
Orufa73337/
Arufo7371/
Erufa7362/
Arrifaih71103/
Arruffat7153/
Arieffah718/
Arrufatt715/
Aurrufat714/
Arraufat711/
Arroufoh711/
Haroufai711/
Airrifah711/
Arifai67765/
Garufo67304/
Harifa67281/
Aruffo67280/
Orifah6784/
Aarifa6773/
Ariefa6740/
Aroufo6738/
Arrufo6737/
Arivah6729/
Arrifa6726/
Ariffa6715/
Erifah6714/
Eruifa6710/
Araufo678/
Arifea677/
Aurifa677/
Arifaa675/
Arifha674/
Arufos674/
Arruffatt673/
Aroofa672/
Ourufa671/
Arifay671/
Arhifa671/
Arupha671/
Aerifa671/
Eruefa671/
Gorufa671/

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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 Arufah
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