Asafan Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Asafan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Asafan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine341:133,7907,867
India231:33,350,669396,143
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Asafan (120) may also be a first name.

Asafan Last Name Facts

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

Asafan (Hindi: असफान, Marathi: असफान) is found most frequently in Palestine. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Asafan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. Asafan is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Asafan are found; 58 percent are found in West Asia and 57 percent are found in Levant. Asafan is also the 852,104th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 120 people.

The surname is most frequent in Palestine, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 133,790. In Palestine Asafan is mostly found in: Rafah Governorate, where 100 percent are found. Beside Palestine Asafan exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 38 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Asaifan921,100/
Asafhan9225/
Ashafan9210/
Aasafan921/
Assafan921/
Hasafan921/
Ashaifan866/
Asafahan865/
Assafang863/
Asafhane862/
Ashafean861/
Aashafan861/
Aishafan861/
Assaifan861/
Asofan8313/
Asefan838/
Asafam835/
Asafon833/
Azafan831/
Ashayfand8028/
Aasafahan801/
Aashafain801/
Asaphan77337/
Aasafon7713/
Ayşafan7712/
Ashofan7711/
Esaifan776/
Asadfam772/
Ashefan772/
Assefan772/
Esaefan772/
Asahvan771/
Adjafan771/
Haxafean7124/
Atsaphan7113/
Ausaphan712/
Atchafan711/
Achafane711/
Assaphan711/
Ashaphan711/
Asaephan711/
Asefon67758/
Esefan676/
Ajafon672/
Azefan671/
Assafoung671/

Asafan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Asafan in the Marathi language
असफानasaphana85.71
आसफानasaphana14.29
Asafan in the Hindi language
असफानasaphana75
आसफांasapham12.5
असफनasaphana3.13
आसफानasaphana3.13
असफंasapham3.13
आसफाँasapham3.13

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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
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  • 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 Asafan
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