Iifan Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Iifan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iifan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq371:946,53112,381
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Iifan (8,808) may also be a first name.

Iifan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iifan (Hindi: इीफान, Marathi: इईफन) is found most in Iraq. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Iifan.

How Common Is The Last Name Iifan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Iifan is the 2,843,861st most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. Iifan is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Iifan live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 83 percent live in Levant. Iifan is also the 66,663rd most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 8,808 people.

The surname Iifan is most commonly held in Iraq, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 946,531. Beside Iraq this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent live and Lebanon, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hiifan91113/
Iefan809/
Iifon801/
Jaifan7326/
Juifan739/
Iiphan731/
Jeifan731/
Hiifam731/
Efan67666/
Jiefang6718/

Iifan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iifan in the Marathi language
इईफनi'iphana-
Iifan in the Hindi language
इीफानiiphana50
इइफानi'iphana50

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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 Iifan
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