Delfan Surname

80,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,029 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Delfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Delfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran6,0051:12,7861,707
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Delfan (162) may also be a first name.

Delfan Last Name Facts

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

Delfan (Russian: Дельфан) is found most frequently in Iran. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Delfan.

How Common Is The Last Name Delfan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Delfan is the 80,714th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,208,749 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Delfan are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 720,105th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 162 people.

The last name Delfan is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 6,005 people, or 1 in 12,786. In Iran Delfan is primarily found in: Mazandaran Province, where 48 percent live, Lorestan Province, where 30 percent live and Tehran Province, where 12 percent live. Not including Iran it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 0 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.

Delfan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Druze (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delfant9225/
Delfane924/
Delfean921/
Delfann921/
Dlfan912/
Delfanne86167/
D'Elfant8676/
Delfam8320/
Delfon8318/
Dilfan837/
Delfond7739/
Delfont7722/
Delphan7718/
Delffon773/
Delfaim771/
Dlfam731/
Delphant716/
Delphain711/
Delphane710/
Dilfon677/
Delfonova671/
Dlfone671/
Delphon6211/

Delfan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Delfan in the Russian language
Дельфанdelfan-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Delfan
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