Alfaan Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Alfaan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alfaan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
England11:55,718,059489,080

Alfaan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alfaan is found most in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Alfaan.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfaan? popularity and diffusion

Alfaan is the 3,228,735th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. Alfaan is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Alfaan are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 1,504,936. In South Africa Alfaan is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 97 percent reside and Western Cape, where 3 percent reside. Other than South Africa it occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent reside.

Alfaan Last Name Statistics demography

Alfaan earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.42% less than the national average, earning R 184,356 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alfahan921/
Alfan917,038/
Halfan834,585/
Alfane83241/
Alfain8328/
Galfan8328/
Alfhan8327/
Alfant8326/
Alfean8311/
Alfang836/
Alfaam836/
Alfand833/
Allfan831/
Alfanh831/
Halfant7742/
Alfatin7733/
Alfphan775/
Allfean771/
Alfasin771/
Halfane771/
Alfon733,900/
Elfan7363/
Alfam7329/
Alfán733/
Alfón732/
Alfanova7140/
Alfateen713/
Halfgain710/
Halfon673,923/
Alphan673,920/
Alfone67141/
Alfond6784/
Alfont6752/
Olfane6743/
Golfan6726/
Helfan6725/
Alfham6711/
Alfamh676/
Olfant676/
Galfon675/
Alfong674/
Olfanc672/
Halfam672/
Holfan671/
Galfàn671/
Galfón671/
Elfain671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Alfaan
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