Alfan Surname

70,251st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Alfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3,9831:33,2033,898
Tanzania2,1431:24,7043,029
Kenya5421:85,2037,776
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Mexico751:1,655,01617,098
Chile641:275,2578,123
India441:17,433,304271,013
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Turkey161:4,863,839107,230
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
England21:27,859,030389,889
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

The alternate forms: Alfán (3) are calculated separately.

Alfan (16,559) may also be a first name.

Alfan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alfan (Arabic: الفعان, Hindi: अलफन, Marathi: अलफान) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Alfán. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alfan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 70,251st most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,035,457 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Alfan live; 57 percent live in Southeast Asia and 57 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 43,338th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 16,559 people.

The last name Alfan is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 3,983 people, or 1 in 33,203. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: East Java, where 48 percent are found, West Java, where 21 percent are found and Central Java, where 19 percent are found. Beside Indonesia this last name is found in 31 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 30 percent are found and Kenya, where 8 percent are found.

Alfan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Alfan surname is principally Muslim (64%) in Kenya.

The amount Alfan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 25.94% more than the national average, earning $28,590,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 49.81% less than the national average, earning $21,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alfán933/
Halfan914,585/
Alfane91241/
Alfaan9137/
Galfan9128/
Alfain9128/
Alfhan9127/
Alfant9126/
Alfean9111/
Alfang916/
Alfand913/
Allfan911/
Alfanh911/
Halfant8342/
Alfatin8333/
Alfphan835/
Allfean831/
Alfasin831/
Alfahan831/
Halfane831/
Alfon803,900/
Elfan8063/
Alfam8029/
Alfón802/
Alfanova7740/
Alfateen773/
Halfgain770/
Halfon733,923/
Alphan733,920/
Alfone73141/
Alfond7384/
Alfont7352/
Olfane7343/
Golfan7326/
Helfan7325/
Alfham7311/
Alfaam736/
Olfant736/
Alfamh736/
Galfon735/
Alfong734/
Halfam732/
Olfanc732/
Holfan731/
Galfón731/
Galfàn731/
Elfain731/
Alphand67376/
Halfoun67209/
Halphan67162/
Halfond6766/
Alfonth6750/
Alphane6736/
Alphant6733/
Ahlfont6728/
Galfoon6710/
Alfasim676/
Holfand675/
Oulfane674/
Alfosin673/
Alfeine673/
Helfann671/
Halfone671/
Holfgan671/
Allfont670/
Olfanne670/

Alfan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alfan in the Marathi language
अलफानalaphana91.67
अलफनalaphana8.33
Alfan in the Hindi language
अलफनalaphana37.84
अल्फानalphana32.43
अल्फनalphana13.51
अलफानalaphana10.81
अल्फ़ानalfana2.7
अल्फ़नalfana2.7
Alfan in the Arabic language
الفعانalfan-

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