Alphan Surname

117,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Alphan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alphan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,8691:27,1253,065
Tanzania9181:57,6716,250
Kenya761:607,63028,249
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
France21:33,211,361423,184
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Alphan (2,354) may also be a first name.

Alphan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alphan (Hindi: अल्फान, Marathi: आलफान) is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alphan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 117,457th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,859,068 people. The last name Alphan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Alphan live; 63 percent live in West Asia and 63 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 153,239th most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 2,354 people.

This last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 2,869 people, or 1 in 27,125. In Turkey Alphan is most frequent in: Diyarbakir Province, where 20 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 16 percent are found and Batman Province, where 12 percent are found. Not including Turkey this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 23 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Alphan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Alphan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Alphan surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alphan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (75%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alphand92376/
Halphan92162/
Alphane9236/
Alphant9233/
Alfphan925/
Alpan912,584/
Alphasin861/
Alphagne861/
Alpaan83354/
Alpgan8386/
Allpan8343/
Alfhan8327/
Alpant8319/
Alphon8315/
Galpan8311/
Alpain837/
Alpand834/
Alhpan833/
Halpan833/
Alpham831/
Elphan830/
Ailpan830/
Alphanova801/
Halpain77525/
Alphone7745/
Alpasin7731/
Olphant7717/
Galpain7716/
Olphand779/
Alphond779/
Alphont775/
Alpatyn773/
Alpanhe771/
Halpham771/
Ailphon771/
Alphein771/
Alpacin771/
Alpasen771/
Alfahan771/
Alpangh770/
Halpane770/
Alfan737,038/
Alpon73940/
Elpan7335/
Olpan735/
Alpam733/
Alpón731/
Alpanova71154/
Halpaine7127/
Halpayne718/
Oilphant713/
Alphonne711/
Healpain710/
Halphein710/
Ollphant710/
Halfan674,585/
Alfane67241/
Ellpan67122/
Alfaan6737/
Alpoin6729/
Alfain6728/
Galfan6728/
Alfant6726/
Golpan6719/
Alpaschin6712/
Alfean6711/
Alfham6711/
Alpaising677/
Alfang676/
Alpont676/
Galpon675/
Hallphone675/
Alphom674/
Helpan673/
Alfand673/
Alpein672/
Holpan672/
Halpon671/
Alpond671/
Halpam671/
Alpoon671/
Oulpan671/
Allfan671/
Alpaim671/
Alfanh671/
Hallphong671/
Olpham670/

Alphan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alphan in the Hindi language
अल्फानalphana-
Alphan in the Marathi language
आलफानalaphana50
अलफानalaphana50

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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
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  • 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 Alphan
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