Gilfan Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Gilfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gilfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Gilfan (159) may also be a first name.

Gilfan Last Name Facts

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

Gilfan (Hindi: गिलफन, Russian: Гильфан) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gilfan.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilfan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Gilfan reside; 74 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 74 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 727,628th most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 159 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 9,446,371. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: East Java, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia Gilfan occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilfand9256/
Gilfant920/
Ilfan9189/
Glfan911/
Gielfand868/
Gillfand865/
Gillfant861/
Gelfan8337/
Silfan8324/
Hilfan8323/
Ilfant8311/
Ilfand836/
Gilfon833/
Gilfam832/
Illfan831/
Zilfan831/
Ilfaan831/
Gelfand773,932/
Gelfant7765/
Gilfone7764/
Silfain7732/
Gilfond7719/
Ilfatin777/
Gelfane772/
Guelfan772/
Khilfan771/
Gilfont771/
Ghelfan771/
Elfan7363/
Zlfan7314/
Glfam736/
Ilfam735/
Jlfan731/
Guelfand71102/
Guelfane7110/
Gilffone712/
Chilfane712/
Ichelfan711/
Guilfont711/
Guelfain711/
Elfane67318/
Elfant67171/
Elfand6798/
Gelfanova6770/
Glfamh6728/
Elfang6725/
Helfan6725/
Gelfon6717/
Zelfan6717/
Zlfanh6714/
Gelfam677/
Hilfon677/
Glfham673/
Elfain671/
Selfan671/
Gilfonova671/

Gilfan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gilfan in the Hindi language
गिलफनgilaphana-
Gilfan in the Russian language
Гильфанgilfan-

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Gilfan Reference & Research

Gilpin FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Gilpin FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Gilfan
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