Arfaan Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Arfaan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arfaan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan241:7,443,49540,927
England51:11,143,612252,590
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Arfaan (149) may also be a first name.

Arfaan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arfaan (Hindi: अरफान) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arfaan? popularity and diffusion

Arfaan is the 3,323,005th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Arfaan reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 754,880th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 149 people.

This last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 7,443,495. In Pakistan Arfaan is mostly found in: Punjab, where 83 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 8 percent live and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 4 percent live. Barring Pakistan this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arffaan921/
Arfan9117,653/
Arfane83575/
Aarfan83226/
Harfan8384/
Arfain8367/
Arfahn8357/
Arfand8338/
Earfan8321/
Arfhan8320/
Airfan8312/
Arfanh8311/
Erfaan8310/
Aurfan837/
Garfan833/
Arfang832/
Arfean832/
Aerfan831/
Arrfan831/
Arfant831/
Arfatin7721/
Earfain771/
Garfain771/
Arffain771/
Aarfanh771/
Aarfane771/
Aurffan771/
Harfane771/
Aarfain771/
Airfane771/
Garfahn771/
Erfan7319,991/
Orfan73171/
Arfon73107/
Arfam7311/
Arfanova7135/
Harfamnn711/
Arfahsin711/
Orfand67306/
Arphan6767/
Gorfan6748/
Erffan6727/
Orfant6721/
Harfon6714/
Herfan6713/
Orfang6711/
Orfane6710/
Erfhan678/
Garfon675/
Eerfan675/
Eirfan674/
Arfoun674/
Erfain674/
Arfein674/
Uirfan672/
Arfone672/
Aarfon671/
Horfan671/
Harfanova671/
Arfoon670/

Arfaan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arfaan in the Hindi language
अरफानaraphana-

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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 Arfaan
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