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.

DNA test information

Alphan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

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

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Alphan Demographics

Alphan Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Alphan Last Name Facts

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

Alphan (Hindi: अल्फान, Marathi: आलफान) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alphan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 117,457th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,859,068 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 63 percent of Alphan reside; 63 percent reside in West Asia and 63 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Alphan is also the 153,239th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,354 people.

The last name Alphan is most numerous in Turkey, where it is carried by 2,869 people, or 1 in 27,125. In Turkey Alphan is primarily found in: Diyarbakir Province, where 20 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 16 percent live and Batman Province, where 12 percent live. Outside of Turkey it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 23 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.

Alphan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Alphan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Alphan last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alphan Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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/
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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
  • 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 Alphan
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