Erfanian Surname

72,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Erfanian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erfanian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran6,6811:11,4931,534
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Canada391:944,75971,777
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
England31:18,572,686338,250
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Erfanian (540) may also be a first name.

Erfanian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erfanian occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Erfanian.

How Common Is The Last Name Erfanian? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 72,131st most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,065,431 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Erfanian are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Erfanian is also the 362,702nd most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 540 people.

It is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 6,681 people, or 1 in 11,493. In Iran it is most frequent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 63 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 17 percent are found and Golestan Province, where 3 percent are found. Besides Iran this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Erfanian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Erfanian are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Erfanian earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 48.47% more than the national average, earning $64,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.89% more than the national average, earning $69,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arfanian8852/
Orfanian883/
Erfanyan882/
Irfanian881/
Gerfanion821/
Arfanyan755/
Orphanian7121/
Jerphanion67184/
Gerphanion671/
Gierphanion631/
Jerphagnon5632/

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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 Erfanian
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