Arfan Surname

30,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Arfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan7,9241:22,5451,231
Indonesia3,9641:33,3633,920
Bangladesh3,7851:42,1022,436
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
India4451:1,723,74262,071
England3101:179,73616,229
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
United Arab Emirates1591:57,6245,581
Malaysia831:355,35218,862
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Norway71:734,61250,907
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Croatia71:604,08640,820
France51:13,284,544357,392
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Arfan (43,737) may also be a first name.

Arfan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arfan (Hindi: अरफान, Marathi: अरफान, Oriya: ଅରଫାନ, Russian: Арфан) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Arfan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 30,255th most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 412,822 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Arfan reside; 69 percent reside in South Asia and 68 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Arfan is also the 20,650th most commonly held given name globally. It is borne by 43,737 people.

The surname Arfan is most common in Pakistan, where it is carried by 7,924 people, or 1 in 22,545. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 69 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 13 percent are found and Sindh, where 9 percent are found. Other than Pakistan this last name occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 22 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 21 percent are found.

Arfan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Arfan are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Arfan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.7% less than the national average, earning 201,764 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.45% more than the national average, earning $50,245 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.72% less than the national average, earning $44,357 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arfane91575/
Aarfan91226/
Harfan9184/
Arfain9167/
Arfahn9157/
Arfand9138/
Arfaan9135/
Earfan9121/
Arfhan9120/
Airfan9112/
Arfanh9111/
Aurfan917/
Garfan913/
Arfang912/
Arfean912/
Arrfan911/
Arfant911/
Aerfan911/
Arfatin8321/
Harfane831/
Earfain831/
Garfahn831/
Airfane831/
Aarfain831/
Aurffan831/
Arffaan831/
Aarfane831/
Aarfanh831/
Arffain831/
Garfain831/
Erfan8019,991/
Orfan80171/
Arfon80107/
Arfam8011/
Arfanova7735/
Arfahsin771/
Harfamnn771/
Orfand73306/
Arphan7367/
Gorfan7348/
Erffan7327/
Orfant7321/
Harfon7314/
Herfan7313/
Orfang7311/
Orfane7310/
Erfaan7310/
Erfhan738/
Garfon735/
Eerfan735/
Arfoun734/
Eirfan734/
Arfein734/
Erfain734/
Uirfan732/
Arfone732/
Aarfon731/
Horfan731/
Arfoon730/
Harfanova711/
Garfein67113/
Gorfain67102/
Arphant6770/
Earphan6716/
Gorfajn6713/
Harphan6711/
Arphand676/
Harfoun676/
Gorfayn674/
Arfoune672/
Airphan671/
Harfoon671/
Arffamd671/
Horfayn671/

Arfan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arfan in the Hindi language
अरफानaraphana92.03
अरफनaraphana2.9
अर्फानarphana2.17
Arfan in the Marathi language
अरफानaraphana80
आरफानaraphana17.14
आरफनaraphana2.86
Arfan in the Oriya language
ଅରଫାନaraphana34.62
ଆରଫାନaraphana23.08
ଆରଫନaraphana7.69
ଏରଫାନeraphana7.69
ଏଫର୍ାନepharana7.69
ଏରଫାନ୍eraphan7.69
ଅରଫାନ୍araphan3.85
ଆରଫାନ୍araphan3.85
ଅରଫନaraphana3.85
Arfan in the Russian language
Арфанarfan-

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