Alifan Surname

707,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Alifan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alifan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3531:374,64432,082
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
India151:51,137,692512,385
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397

Alifan (630) may also be a first name.

Alifan Last Name Facts

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

Alifan (Hindi: अलीफन, Oriya: ଆଲିଫନ୍, Russian: Алифан) occurs most in Indonesia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alifan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alifan is the 707,442nd most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 17,560,352 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Alifan are found; 86 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 85 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 331,749th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 630 people.

The surname Alifan is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 353 people, or 1 in 374,644. In Indonesia Alifan is most frequent in: East Java, where 84 percent reside, North Maluku, where 10 percent reside and East Kalimantan, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia Alifan is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Alifan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Alifan last name is predominantly Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alaifan92203/
Halifan9258/
Alifaun925/
Ailifan921/
Alifant921/
Aleifan921/
Alisfan921/
Alifatin86100/
Galifean860/
Elifan8316/
Alyfan8313/
Olifan838/
Alifam834/
Alifon831/
Alefan831/
Alufan831/
Alifanova802,324/
Olifant7714,854/
Olifane7718/
Aulufan779/
Olaifan779/
Olifand776/
Allifon772/
Olifatn771/
Alefain771/
Aljwfan771/
Alifoun771/
Alifond771/
Halifon771/
Allefan771/
Aliphant7111/
Olifhant716/
Haliphan714/
Olifaant712/
Alifosin711/
Alluwfan711/
Oulifane711/
Galiffon711/
Olifanth711/
Ollifant711/
Olifandt711/
Alifatim711/
Asliphan711/
Elefan67638/
Alyfanova67413/
Olyfan67151/
Alifonova6750/
Alefanova6733/
Alefam6718/
Alyfon678/
Olifon677/
Olufan674/
Alifom674/
Alefon671/
Haliphang671/

Alifan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alifan in the Oriya language
ଆଲିଫନ୍aliphan-
Alifan in the Hindi language
अलीफनaliphana73.91
अलीफानaliphana17.39
अलिफानaliphana4.35
आलीफनaliphana4.35
Alifan in the Russian language
Алифанalifan-

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