Hifan Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Hifan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Hifan (74) may also be a first name.
Hifan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hifan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hifan occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hifan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Hifan are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 74 people.
The surname Hifan is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 8 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 8 percent live.
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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 Hifan
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