Aref is used as a family name or surname in Iran. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Aref
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Iran
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Aref

How popular is Aref?

Aref is common in Iran.

Aref is ranked 8706 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Arefs grew by 33.68421 per cent to 254 since 2000 and ranked 75799 after elevating 14453 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.43 57.37
Others 9.06 36.32
Black 2.36 0
Aref is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Egypt which signifies that it is originated from Egypt. Around 62135 people have been found who wears Aref as their family name. Aref is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
16,914 Mauritania10
100,092 Spain9
98,953 Belarus7
7,594 Pakistan5
1,033 Yemen5
4,997 Bangladesh4
14,054 China3
34,681 Norway2
40,064 Nigeria2
31,767 Greece2
34,572 Israel2
24,766 Scotland2
5,936 Bahrain2
26,123 Malaysia2
6,900 Oman2
476 Djibouti2
199,150 Kazakhstan1
62,864 New Zealand1
16,228 Bulgaria1
107,212 South Africa1
90,903 Moldova1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
25,746 Finland1
34,581 Chile1
18,969 Wales1
29,046 Japan1
28,365 Kenya1
36,678 Singapore1
9,116 Nicaragua1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
41,360 Netherlands49
36,547 Switzerland27
80,121 Australia20
23,914 Denmark20
202,099 Ukraine14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
93,642 France98
43,643 England91
72,056 Italy78
41,664 Canada76
172,092 Russia56
18,409 Sweden51
Countries with hundreds of Aref:
2,356 United Arab Emirates443
873 Kuwait418
4,235 Tunisia363
15,335 Algeria357
31,047 Germany336
73,749 United States330
17,962 Morocco268
27,627 Turkey175
1,408 Qatar175
114,290 India175
63,722 Indonesia136
75,961 Brazil111
4,554 Lebanon105
Countries with thousands of Aref:
869 Iraq4,937
954 Saudi Arabia3,732
1,333 Syria2,646
1,528 Afghanistan1,898
723 Jordan1,418
545 Libya1,350
Countries with ten thousands of Aref:
386 Egypt30,644
1,030 Iran11,464
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Aref Namesakes

  • Tony Arefin, Graphic designer
  • Tetyana Arefyeva, Tennis player
  • Tetyana Arefyeva, Tennis player
  • Ahmed Aref El-Zein, Author
  • Mohammad Reza Aref, Former First Vice-President of Iran
  • Aref Arefkia, Singer
  • Saleha Aref, Actor
  • Ali Aref Bourhan, Politician
  • Yassin M. Aref, Author
  • Magdy Aref, Businessman

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