Alif Jan Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Alif Jan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alif Jan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Alif Jan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alif Jan is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alif Jan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Alif Jan are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

It is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 6,430,637. In Afghanistan it is most common in: Parwan, where 40 percent reside, Kabul, where 20 percent reside and Maidan Wardak, where 20 percent reside. Other than Afghanistan this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alifjan937/
Alifwajan829/
Alafjani751/
Al Vijian713/
Al Vijean711/
Alifazhan711/
Al Vijeyan673/
Al Vijiyan671/
Alvajyan6315/
Oelfjen531/
Elvajyan5010/
Olofijin503/
Olovjany503/
Alfajino501/

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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 Alif Jan
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