Where Does The Last Name Alafan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Alafan (Arabic: العفان, Hindi: अलफान, Oriya: ଆଲଫାନ) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Alafan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alafan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Alafan is the 1,465,390^th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. The surname Alafan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Alafan reside; 39 percent reside in West Asia and 31 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,024,927^th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 87 people.

This surname is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 1,968,783. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 74 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 23 percent are found and Qom Province, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Iran this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent are found and Kuwait, where 20 percent are found.