Golfan Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Golfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Golfan (123) may also be a first name.

Golfan Last Name Facts

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

Golfan (Hindi: गोलफान) is found most in The Philippines. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Golfan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Golfan are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 840,349th most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 123 people.

Golfan is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 7,787,556. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Calabarzon, where 77 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 23 percent are found. Barring The Philippines this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 38 percent are found and Argentina, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golfand9217/
Gulfan832,957/
Olfane8343/
Galfan8328/
Golfam839/
Olfant836/
Olfanc832/
Holfan831/
Golfon831/
Ghulfan77203/
Galfand7711/
Gulfand779/
Holfand775/
Oulfane774/
Gulfaan774/
Goolfam773/
Gulfhan772/
Galfane772/
Gulfain772/
Golfein772/
Holfgan771/
Ghelfan771/
Gollfam771/
Ghalfan771/
Olfanne770/
Alfan737,038/
Olfon7326/
Houlfane711/
Gulfam6711,725/
Halfan674,585/
Alfane67241/
Alfaan6737/
Alfain6728/
Alfhan6727/
Alfant6726/
Alfean6711/
Alfang676/
Galfon675/
Gulfanova675/
Alfand673/
Olffon672/
Galfam671/
Galfanova671/
Galfàn671/
Galfón671/
Allfan671/
Alfanh671/
Holfam671/

Golfan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Golfan in the Hindi language
गोलफानgolaphana-

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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 Golfan
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