Irfan Surname
Approximately 430,346 people bear this surname
Irfan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 333,640 | 1:535 | 85 |
| India | 31,811 | 1:24,113 | 1,826 |
| Indonesia | 24,303 | 1:5,442 | 696 |
| Saudi Arabia | 10,176 | 1:3,032 | 393 |
| Bangladesh | 9,553 | 1:16,681 | 1,246 |
| Sri Lanka | 5,847 | 1:3,559 | 500 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3,119 | 1:2,938 | 369 |
| Egypt | 2,075 | 1:44,306 | 4,449 |
| Afghanistan | 1,186 | 1:27,111 | 1,223 |
| Oman | 1,002 | 1:3,681 | 529 |
| England | 945 | 1:58,961 | 7,037 |
| Turkey | 728 | 1:106,898 | 9,172 |
| Malaysia | 717 | 1:41,136 | 3,328 |
| Yemen | 714 | 1:37,010 | 3,282 |
| Kuwait | 704 | 1:5,399 | 739 |
| United States | 588 | 1:616,427 | 49,911 |
| Syria | 577 | 1:33,451 | 2,125 |
| Qatar | 515 | 1:4,579 | 474 |
| Iraq | 461 | 1:75,969 | 2,520 |
| Canada | 303 | 1:121,603 | 12,764 |
| Spain | 300 | 1:155,840 | 11,394 |
| Bahrain | 176 | 1:7,663 | 1,429 |
| Lebanon | 97 | 1:58,114 | 4,516 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Greece | 70 | 1:158,283 | 25,926 |
| Australia | 69 | 1:391,242 | 31,907 |
| Maldives | 60 | 1:6,736 | 575 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| Thailand | 43 | 1:1,642,752 | 213,663 |
| Germany | 36 | 1:2,236,263 | 117,794 |
| Sweden | 36 | 1:273,521 | 18,976 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:178,461 | 9,900 |
| Jordan | 29 | 1:304,912 | 11,052 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Bulgaria | 15 | 1:465,260 | 20,978 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Ecuador | 13 | 1:1,223,527 | 16,126 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Japan | 11 | 1:11,622,208 | 45,659 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Northern Cyprus | 8 | 1:39,876 | 7,494 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
Irfan (686,221) may also be a first name.
Irfan Demographics
Irfan Political Affiliation
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Irfan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Irfan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Irfan (Arabic: العرفان, Bengali: ইরফান, Hindi: इरफान, Marathi: इरफान, Oriya: ଇରଫାନ, Russian: Ирфан) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Irfan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,233rd most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 16,934 people. Irfan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Irfan reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 81 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Irfan is also the 1,416th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 686,221 people.
This surname is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 333,640 people, or 1 in 535. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Punjab, where 67 percent reside, Sindh, where 18 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 10 percent reside. Besides Pakistan this surname occurs in 80 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.
Irfan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Sunni (96%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Irfan surname are 4.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.88% being registered with the party.
The amount Irfan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.82% less than the national average, earning 277,474 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 77.05% less than the national average, earning R 54,528 per year; in United States they earn 11.17% more than the national average, earning $47,967 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.55% more than the national average, earning $50,948 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irfaan | 91 | 657 | / |
| Irfane | 91 | 260 | / |
| Irfhan | 91 | 119 | / |
| Irfann | 91 | 31 | / |
| Irfain | 91 | 30 | / |
| Hirfan | 91 | 24 | / |
| Irfand | 91 | 23 | / |
| Irffan | 91 | 19 | / |
| Iorfan | 91 | 13 | / |
| Airfan | 91 | 12 | / |
| Irrfan | 91 | 11 | / |
| Ierfan | 91 | 10 | / |
| Irfanc | 91 | 8 | / |
| Eirfan | 91 | 4 | / |
| Irpfan | 91 | 4 | / |
| Yirfan | 91 | 2 | / |
| Uirfan | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ihrfan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Irfajn | 91 | 1 | / |
| Irfamn | 91 | 1 | / |
| Irfean | 91 | 1 | / |
| Irfahn | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iorfaan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Irfahan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Irfaann | 83 | 1 | / |
| Irfaaan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Airfane | 83 | 1 | / |
| Erfan | 80 | 19,991 | / |
| Urfan | 80 | 749 | / |
| Irfon | 80 | 65 | / |
| Irfam | 80 | 36 | / |
| Yrfan | 80 | 4 | / |
| Irfanova | 77 | 9 | / |
| Irphan | 73 | 499 | / |
| Erffan | 73 | 27 | / |
| Earfan | 73 | 21 | / |
| Irfone | 73 | 15 | / |
| Herfan | 73 | 13 | / |
| Erfaan | 73 | 10 | / |
| Erfhan | 73 | 8 | / |
| Eerfan | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yorfan | 73 | 5 | / |
| Urfaan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Erfain | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hurfan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gerfan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Erfang | 73 | 1 | / |
| Irfein | 73 | 1 | / |
| Urfajn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erfane | 73 | 1 | / |
| Herfane | 67 | 138 | / |
| Airphan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herfand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huerfan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Earfain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irrphan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irphang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irphane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irphaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ierphan | 67 | 1 | / |
Irfan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Irfan in the Bengali language | ||
| ইরফান | iraphana | - |
| Irfan in the Hindi language | ||
| इरफान | iraphana | 97.52 |
| इरुान | iruana | 0.06 |
| इर्फ़ान | irfana | 0.01 |
| ईर्फ़ान | irfana | 0.01 |
| Irfan in the Marathi language | ||
| इरफान | iraphana | 97.19 |
| इरुान | iruana | 0.02 |
| ईरुान | iruana | 0 |
| इरान | irana | 0 |
| Irfan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇରଫାନ | iraphana | 77 |
| ଇରଫାନ୍ | iraphan | 13 |
| ଏରଫାନ | eraphana | 3 |
| Irfan in the Russian language | ||
| Ирфан | irfan | - |
| Irfan in the Arabic language | ||
| العرفان | alrfan | - |
| عرفان | rfan | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Irfan
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