Erfan Surname

26,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,991 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Erfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt6,5291:14,0811,680
Bangladesh4,7761:33,3662,090
Iran3,3551:22,8862,889
Indonesia2,3261:56,8576,291
India1,3721:559,08627,431
Saudi Arabia9941:31,0424,349
Ukraine1511:301,47538,439
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Pakistan1221:1,464,29416,074
Turkey351:2,223,46973,459
England331:1,688,42669,999
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Qatar121:196,50026,891
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
China41:341,830,39216,990
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Erfán (2) are calculated separately.

Erfan (49,509) may also be a first name.

Erfan Last Name Facts

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

Erfan (Hindi: इरफान, Marathi: एरफान, Oriya: ଏରଫାନ, Russian: Ерфан) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can also be found as a variant: Erfán. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Erfan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 26,870th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 364,541 people. The last name Erfan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Erfan are found; 48 percent are found in South Asia and 41 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 18,656th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 49,509 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 6,529 people, or 1 in 14,081. Other than Egypt Erfan occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 24 percent live and Iran, where 17 percent live.

Erfan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Erfan surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Erfan earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.85% more than the national average, earning $47,830 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.93% more than the national average, earning $63,065 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erfán932/
Erffan9127/
Earfan9121/
Herfan9113/
Ierfan9110/
Erfaan9110/
Erfhan918/
Jerfan916/
Eerfan915/
Erfain914/
Eirfan914/
Gerfan912/
Erfane911/
Erfang911/
Aerfan911/
Herfane83138/
Yierfan832/
Herfand831/
Jerfane831/
Earfain831/
Irfan80430,346/
Arfan8017,653/
Orfan80171/
Erfon8018/
Yrfan804/
Jerfatin779/
Erfanova772/
Jerfaten771/
Erfanová771/
Irfaan73657/
Irfane73260/
Aarfan73226/
Erphan73131/
Irfhan73119/
Harfan7384/
Arfain7367/
Arfahn7357/
Arfaan7335/
Irfann7331/
Irfain7330/
Hirfan7324/
Irfand7323/
Arfhan7320/
Irffan7319/
Iirfan7314/
Iorfan7313/
Airfan7312/
Irrfan7311/
Arfanh7311/
Irfanc738/
Yorfan735/
Irpfan734/
Gerfon733/
Arfean732/
Yirfan732/
Uirfan732/
Herfon732/
Ihrfan731/
Irfahn731/
Irfajn731/
Arrfan731/
Irfean731/
Irfamn731/
Horfan731/
Erfont730/
Herfanova7117/
Ierfone6732/
Earphan6716/
Iorfaan674/
Irfahan672/
Irfaaan671/
Horfayn671/
Gerffon671/
Arffain671/
Aarfanh671/
Arffaan671/
Aarfain671/
Airfane671/
Eerphan671/
Ierphan671/
Irfaann671/

Erfan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erfan in the Hindi language
इरफानiraphana96.77
Erfan in the Marathi language
एरफानeraphana75
इरफ़ानirafana25
Erfan in the Oriya language
ଏରଫାନeraphana58.82
ଇରଫାନiraphana23.53
ଇରିଫାନiriphana11.76
ଏରଫାନ୍eraphan5.88
Erfan in the Russian language
Ерфанerfan-

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