Asifan Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Benin

Asifan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Asifan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Asifan (111) may also be a first name.

Asifan Last Name Facts

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

Asifan (Hindi: आसिफन, Marathi: असीफन) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Asifan? popularity and diffusion

Asifan is the 4,427,875th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Asifan reside; 60 percent reside in South Asia and 55 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Asifan is also the 890,531st most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 111 people.

The last name is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,240,353. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 91 percent reside and Sindh, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Pakistan it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 30 percent reside and Benin, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Asaifan921,100/
Assifan9220/
Asifand9217/
Asifhan929/
Hasifan925/
Asitfan921/
Ashifan921/
Assiffan869/
Ashaifan866/
Aashifan862/
Assaifan861/
Hassifan861/
Azifan83523/
Asefan838/
Ajifan832/
Asifam831/
Azuifan7710/
Eseifan779/
Asyfain776/
Esaifan776/
Hajifan774/
Aziffan774/
Essifan774/
Ashefan772/
Assefan772/
Assifon771/
Achifan771/
Asiphan771/
Atchifan718/
Oussifan711/
Ashiphan711/
Asefon67758/
Ashayfand6728/
Ojifan6710/
Esefan676/
Osifon671/
Azefan671/
Atchifane671/

Asifan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Asifan in the Marathi language
असीफनasiphana-
Asifan in the Hindi language
आसिफनasiphana30.77
असीफनasiphana30.77
आसिफँasipham23.08
आसीफनasiphana7.69
आसिफानasiphana7.69

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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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  • 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 Asifan
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