Erfana Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Erfana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erfana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1801:734,71856,575
India191:40,371,862445,856
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Erfana (320) may also be a first name.

Erfana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Erfana (Hindi: इरफाना, Oriya: ଏରଫାନ) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Erfana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erfana? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,121,821st most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. Erfana occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Erfana reside; 83 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 83 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Erfana is also the 490,671st most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 320 people.

The last name Erfana is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 180 people, or 1 in 734,718. In Indonesia Erfana is most prevalent in: Yogyakarta, where 63 percent reside, Central Java, where 21 percent reside and East Java, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herfana9214/
Erfanah928/
Erfani8316,475/
Irfana832,610/
Arfana83188/
Erfany8340/
Erfane831/
Herfane77138/
Herfani77115/
Irfanah7783/
Arfahna7718/
Yorfana7718/
Erfangi7713/
Irfanna7710/
Harfana7710/
Aarfana778/
Erfanie778/
Erfanny777/
Herfany775/
Irfanaa775/
Irfanap774/
Irfhana774/
Erffani774/
Irfaana774/
Herfano773/
Irffana772/
Arfanah772/
Erphana771/
Erfanee771/
Erfaani771/
Eerfani771/
Erfanou771/
Erfaneh771/
Erfaini771/
Gerfano771/
Hirfana771/
Erfhanni7138/
Irfaunah7110/
Iorfanga714/
Gerfanio711/
Irfahana711/
Irfani675,415/
Irfane67260/
Irfano6755/
Orfanò6754/
Irfany6724/
Orfanó679/
Orfena674/
Erfoni673/
Arfona672/

Erfana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erfana in the Hindi language
इरफानाiraphana87.5
एरफानाeraphana12.5
Erfana in the Oriya language
ଏରଫାନeraphana50
ଇରଫାନ୍iraphan50

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