El Arifi Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Kuwait

El Arifi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Arifi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Yemen1251:211,4028,801
United Arab Emirates981:93,4938,327
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397

El Arifi Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Arifi is found most frequently in Morocco. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El Arifi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 698,433rd most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,269,066 people. The surname El Arifi is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of El Arifi live; 64 percent live in West Asia and 64 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Morocco, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Aside from Morocco it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 30 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 23 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Araifi94122/
El Harifi944/
El Aarifi942/
El Areifi941/
El-Arifi8810/
El Arefi881/
El Arifa881/
El Aryfi881/
El Arify881/
El-Harifi824/
El Haraifa781/
El Arefe751/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Arifi
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