Gurfan Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Gurfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India821:9,354,456185,501
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Gurfan (262) may also be a first name.

Gurfan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gurfan (Hindi: गुरफान, Marathi: गुरफान) has its highest incidence in India. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurfan? popularity and diffusion

Gurfan is the 2,047,559th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. Gurfan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gurfan live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 549,774th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 262 people.

The last name is most common in India, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 9,354,456. In India Gurfan is most numerous in: Uttar Pradesh, where 57 percent reside, Bihar, where 22 percent reside and Delhi, where 12 percent reside. Not including India this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 1 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurfaan924/
Ghurfan921/
Urfan91749/
Gourfain865/
Gorfan8348/
Aurfan837/
Urfaan834/
Hurfan833/
Uirfan832/
Gurfon831/
Urfajn831/
Gurfanova806/
Gurfein77233/
Gorfain77102/
Gorfajn7713/
Gorfayn774/
Gurphan771/
Aurffan771/
Orfan73171/
Urfon734/
Urfam731/
Hourfane71469/
Urfanova712/
Urfaasin711/
Urfahina711/
Urphan678/
Gorfon672/
Horfan671/
Gorfein6221/
Horfayn621/
Urphean621/
Urpheant5752/
Urfonova571/
Orfon557/
Orphan50726/

Gurfan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurfan in the Marathi language
गुरफानguraphana96.47
गुफरानgupharana2.35
Gurfan in the Hindi language
गुरफानguraphana91.09
गुफरानgupharana4.95
गुर्फानgurphana1.98

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gurfan
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