Garfan Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Garfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Garfan (10) may also be a first name.

Garfan Last Name Facts

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

Garfan (Russian: Гарфан) occurs most in Iran. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garfan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Garfan is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Garfan reside; 33 percent reside in South America and 33 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 76,782,524. In Iran Garfan is primarily found in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Iran this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 33 percent are found and Venezuela, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gharfan921,633/
Garfain921/
Ngarfan921/
Garfahn921/
Arfan9117,653/
Arfane83575/
Aarfan83226/
Harfan8384/
Arfain8367/
Arfahn8357/
Gorfan8348/
Arfand8338/
Arfaan8335/
Earfan8321/
Arfhan8320/
Airfan8312/
Arfanh8311/
Aurfan837/
Garfon835/
Gerfan832/
Arfean832/
Arfang832/
Arfant831/
Arrfan831/
Garfam831/
Garfanova801/
Garfein77113/
Gorfain77102/
Arfatin7721/
Gherfan7718/
Gorfajn7713/
Gorfayn774/
Gorfane772/
Aarfain771/
Arffain771/
Aarfanh771/
Aarfane771/
Arffaan771/
Harfane771/
Aurffan771/
Airfane771/
Earfain771/
Orfan73171/
Arfon73107/
Arfam7311/
Arfanova7135/
Gourfain715/
Gorfaine713/
Ghorfand711/
Arfahsin711/
Harfamnn711/
Ghorfane711/
Orfand67306/
Arphan6767/
Orfant6721/
Harfon6714/
Orfang6711/
Orfane6710/
Arfein674/
Eirfan674/
Arfoun674/
Gerfon673/
Gorfon672/
Arfone672/
Horfan671/
Aarfon671/
Harfanova671/
Arfoon670/

Garfan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garfan in the Russian language
Гарфанgarfan-

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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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  • 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 Garfan
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