Ifan Surname

188,233rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Wales

Ifan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ifan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6851:258,60314,879
Indonesia6431:205,67519,417
DR Congo5271:140,18914,872
India1811:4,237,930112,703
Wales911:34,0063,399
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Turkey191:4,095,86499,768
England131:4,286,005132,302
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Ifan (14,305) may also be a first name.

Ifan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ifan (Hindi: इफान, Marathi: इफ़र्ान, Russian: Ифань) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ifan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ifan is the 188,233rd most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,243,234 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Ifan are found; 31 percent are found in West Africa and 31 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ifan is also the 47,905th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 14,305 people.

The last name Ifan is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 685 people, or 1 in 258,603. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 77 percent are found, Jigawa, where 5 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Ifan occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 29 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found.

Ifan Last Name Statistics demography

Ifan earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 132.09% more than the national average, earning $100,146 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aifan897,704/
Isfan89907/
Ifang89641/
Yifan89374/
Ifand89185/
Işfan8998/
Ihfan8967/
Ișfan8941/
Iffan8935/
Ifhan8915/
Išfan8914/
Hifan8913/
Idfan8912/
Jifan8912/
Iefan899/
Ifean898/
Ifaan897/
Gifan896/
Iofan895/
Itfan895/
Ifgan892/
Ifain892/
Eifan891/
Ifayn891/
Ifane891/
Heifan80238/
Jiffan80199/
Yifang8095/
Isfand8074/
Yifand8068/
Ichfan8022/
Aifang8021/
Ifatin8012/
Haifan809/
Jifang807/
Ishfan804/
Ifaung804/
Ifeang803/
Aifaan803/
Ithfan803/
Oifang803/
Aiffan802/
Isfhan802/
Giffan801/
Isfain801/
Iffant801/
Hifajn801/
Hoifan801/
Ifaing801/
Ifangh801/
Hifhan801/
Iffane801/
Jizfan801/
Eifand801/
Aifane801/
Ifeane801/
Jihfan801/
Jitfan801/
Huifan801/
Hifean801/
Ifon751,010/
Efan75666/
Ifam75125/
Ufan75117/
Yfan754/
Jfan751/
Ifanova7380/
Huifang7330/
Iffatin7316/
Isfatin7310/
Ifaatin737/
Haifang736/
Isfhaan732/
Ifasien731/
Jipfang731/
Yifaand731/
Haifaan731/
Aiffhan731/
Hoifang731/
Ifham671,299/
Efang67326/
Efhan67198/
Eufan67176/
Effan67115/
Jifon6795/
Ayfan6771/
Esfan6768/
Iphan6762/
Gifon6759/
Yofan6758/
Ifong6735/
Efane6730/
Efgan6728/
Iffam6723/
Ajfan6722/
Hufan6721/
Hefan6721/
Aifon6720/
Aîfan6713/
Efant6710/
Gefan677/
Uffan677/
Hifam676/
Yifon675/
Epfan674/
Jwfan674/
Ifaim673/
Efann673/
Ufaan673/
Eafan672/
Hifon672/
Efand672/
Edfan672/
Izfahaan671/
Isfam671/
Isfon671/
Eifon671/
Efaan671/
Ufain671/
Idfam671/
Iffon671/
Ifond671/
Aifàn671/
Aifán671/
Efa'n671/
Ifaam671/
Jsfan671/
Uhfan671/
Yfayn671/
Efain671/
Jfank671/
Iffahain671/
Ufean670/
Heiffane670/

Ifan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ifan in the Marathi language
इफ़र्ानifarana87.5
इरफ़ानirafana12.5
Ifan in the Hindi language
इफानiphana58.7
ईफानiphana40.87
ईफ़ानifana0.43
Ifan in the Russian language
Ифаньifan-

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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 Ifan
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