Arufan Surname

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

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Arufan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arufan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Arufan (16) may also be a first name.

Arufan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arufan (Hindi: अरुफन, Marathi: आरुफान) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arufan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Arufan is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Arufan is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Arufan reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent forename on earth. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name Arufan is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Arufan is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arufane921/
Aroufan921/
Asrufan921/
Arifan83845/
Erufan833/
Harifan7762/
Aurifan7724/
Ariffan7720/
Arifain7714/
Ariefan7714/
Aarifan7712/
Aroofan777/
Arufong775/
Arifaan771/
Ariffain714/
Harrifan711/
Arifon6780/
Orifan6715/
Aroufoune671/
Erifan671/
Ariphan62416/
Arifoon6280/
Harifon625/
Arifein624/
Ariffein578/
Airiphan575/
Aroophan571/
Hariphan571/
Hariffein531/
Arruphong531/
Harivahan530/
Orifon5059/

Arufan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arufan in the Hindi language
अरुफनaruphana-
Arufan in the Marathi language
आरुफानaruphana-

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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 Arufan
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