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) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alifan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 707,442nd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 17,560,352 people. This last name occurs mostly 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. Alifan is also the 331,749th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 630 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 353 people, or 1 in 374,644. In Indonesia Alifan is mostly found in: East Java, where 84 percent are found, North Maluku, where 10 percent are found and East Kalimantan, where 3 percent are found. Besides Indonesia Alifan occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Alifan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence 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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