Anfan Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Anfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger351:548,34314,024
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Anfan (70) may also be a first name.

Anfan Last Name Facts

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

Anfan occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Anfan? popularity and diffusion

Anfan is the 2,718,172nd most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. Anfan occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Anfan reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Anfan is also the 1,162,016th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 70 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 548,343. In Niger Anfan is most prevalent in: Zinder Region, where 46 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 29 percent are found and Agadez Region, where 23 percent are found. Apart from Niger this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 18 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anfang91978/
Hanfan9186/
Anfane9143/
Ganfan9134/
Anfand9112/
Anfant912/
Ainfan911/
Hanfang836/
Anfanne831/
Anffant831/
Ganffan831/
Asnfand831/
Asenfan831/
Asinfan831/
Hannfan830/
Amfan80289/
Anfam8016/
Anfon807/
Enfan801/
Anfanova771/
Ainfatin771/
Anfone731,412/
Ganfon73369/
Amfang7323/
Anfond739/
Hanfon738/
Anfoun737/
Anfong734/
Anphan732/
Onfant731/
Amffan731/
Henfan731/
Hamfan731/
Hasenfang7173/
Assenfang719/
Hanphan67221/
Anfaham6729/
Ounfane675/
Aunfong672/
Ganphan671/
Ganfoun671/
Ganffon671/
Hanfond671/
Hanffon671/
Haumfan670/

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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 Anfan
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