Bifan Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Suriname

Bifan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bifan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India181:42,614,743461,117
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Suriname11:552,6169,664
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bifan (1,646) may also be a first name.

Bifan Last Name Facts

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

Bifan (Hindi: बिफन, Oriya: ବିଫନ, Tibetan: བི་ཕན) is found most frequently in India. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bifan? popularity and diffusion

Bifan is the 3,798,600th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Bifan are found; 70 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Bifan is also the 189,968th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 1,646 people.

The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 42,614,743. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Chhattisgarh, where 61 percent reside, Bihar, where 17 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 17 percent reside. Not including India this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bifane91504/
Bifang9133/
Baifan919/
Biffan911/
Boifang83185/
Baifang8316/
Bisfain837/
Beifang832/
Bijfank831/
Bifon80139/
Bifam8061/
Vifan809/
Befan804/
Bisfahan770/
Bifone73249/
Witfan73124/
Waifan7341/
Weifan7324/
Baifam7318/
Biffon7316/
Buifon7313/
Vipfan733/
Befane733/
Biphan732/
Befang731/
Wifant731/
Vifane731/
Vitfan731/
Huifan731/
Viffan731/
Befain731/
Beifon731/
Wiffan730/
Huifang6730/
Waifane6723/
Beidfam6723/
Biffone6710/
Vidfamn675/
Weifane673/
Baiphan673/
Waifain673/
Witfang672/
Weiffan671/
Boiffon671/
Biphain671/
Bifacem671/
Beffand671/
Baifoun671/
Vuifang671/
Bidfont670/

Bifan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bifan in the Tibetan language
བི་ཕནbipen-
Bifan in the Oriya language
ବିଫନbiphana-
Bifan in the Hindi language
बिफनbiphana51.19
बीफनbiphana45.24
बिफानbiphana2.38
बिफ़नbifana1.19

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bifan
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