Gorfan Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Gorfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gorfan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gorfan (Bengali: গোরফান, Marathi: गोरफान, Russian: Горфан) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorfan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,808,717th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name Gorfan is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Gorfan live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 92 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

This surname is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 3,005,664. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: Maluku, where 100 percent are found. Other than Indonesia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent are found and Liberia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorfain92102/
Gorfajn9213/
Gorfayn924/
Gorfane922/
Orfan91171/
Gourfain865/
Gorfaine863/
Ghorfane861/
Ghorfand861/
Orfand83306/
Gurfan8384/
Orfant8321/
Orfang8311/
Orfane8310/
Garfan833/
Gorfon832/
Gerfan832/
Horfan831/
Gharfan771,633/
Gorfein7721/
Gherfan7718/
Gurfaan774/
Garfahn771/
Horfayn771/
Ngarfan771/
Garfain771/
Ghurfan771/
Arfan7317,653/
Orfon737/
Hourfane71469/
Orfanova7173/
Orphan67726/
Arfane67575/
Aarfan67226/
Harfan6784/
Arfain6767/
Arfahn6757/
Arfand6738/
Arfaan6735/
Arfhan6720/
Arfanh6711/
Aurfan677/
Gurfanova676/
Garfon675/
Gerfon673/
Arfang672/
Arfean672/
Gurfon671/
Arrfan671/
Garfanova671/
Garfam671/
Arfant671/

Gorfan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gorfan in the Bengali language
গোরফানgoraphana-
Gorfan in the Marathi language
गोरफानgoraphana-
Gorfan in the Russian language
Горфанgorfan-

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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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  • 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 Gorfan
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