Alphan Surname
Approximately 3,920 people bear this surname
Alphan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2,869 | 1:27,125 | 3,065 |
| Tanzania | 918 | 1:57,671 | 6,250 |
| Kenya | 76 | 1:607,630 | 28,249 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Alphan (2,354) may also be a first name.
Alphan Demographics
Alphan Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
Alphan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alphan in the Hindi language | ||
| अल्फान | alphana | - |
| Alphan in the Marathi language | ||
| आलफान | alaphana | 50 |
| अलफान | alaphana | 50 |
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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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