Irfan Surname

1,233rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 430,346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Irfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan333,6401:53585
India31,8111:24,1131,826
Indonesia24,3031:5,442696
Saudi Arabia10,1761:3,032393
Bangladesh9,5531:16,6811,246
Sri Lanka5,8471:3,559500
United Arab Emirates3,1191:2,938369
Egypt2,0751:44,3064,449
Afghanistan1,1861:27,1111,223
Oman1,0021:3,681529
England9451:58,9617,037
Turkey7281:106,8989,172
Malaysia7171:41,1363,328
Yemen7141:37,0103,282
Kuwait7041:5,399739
United States5881:616,42749,911
Syria5771:33,4512,125
Qatar5151:4,579474
Iraq4611:75,9692,520
Canada3031:121,60312,764
Spain3001:155,84011,394
Bahrain1761:7,6631,429
Lebanon971:58,1144,516
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Greece701:158,28325,926
Australia691:391,24231,907
Maldives601:6,736575
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Thailand431:1,642,752213,663
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Jordan291:304,91211,052
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Norway201:257,11427,149
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Bulgaria151:465,26020,978
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Japan111:11,622,20845,659
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Wales101:309,45316,869
Austria101:851,54467,454
China101:136,732,1577,199
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Northern Cyprus81:39,8767,494
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
France21:33,211,361423,184
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388

Irfan (686,221) may also be a first name.

Irfan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Irfan (Arabic: العرفان, Bengali: ইরফান, Hindi: इरफान, Marathi: इरफान, Oriya: ଇରଫାନ, Russian: Ирфан) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Irfan.

How Common Is The Last Name Irfan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,233rd most widely held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 16,934 people. The surname Irfan occurs mostly 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 occurring given name world-wide, borne by 686,221 people.

Irfan is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is held by 333,640 people, or 1 in 535. In Pakistan Irfan is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 67 percent are found, Sindh, where 18 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Pakistan it is found in 80 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.

Irfan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Irfan last name is principally 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% registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Irfaan91657/
Irfane91260/
Irfhan91119/
Irfann9131/
Irfain9130/
Hirfan9124/
Irfand9123/
Irffan9119/
Iorfan9113/
Airfan9112/
Irrfan9111/
Ierfan9110/
Irfanc918/
Eirfan914/
Irpfan914/
Yirfan912/
Uirfan912/
Ihrfan911/
Irfajn911/
Irfamn911/
Irfean911/
Irfahn911/
Iorfaan834/
Irfahan832/
Irfaann831/
Irfaaan831/
Airfane831/
Erfan8019,991/
Urfan80749/
Irfon8065/
Irfam8036/
Yrfan804/
Irfanova779/
Irphan73499/
Erffan7327/
Earfan7321/
Irfone7315/
Herfan7313/
Erfaan7310/
Erfhan738/
Eerfan735/
Yorfan735/
Urfaan734/
Erfain734/
Hurfan733/
Gerfan732/
Erfang731/
Irfein731/
Urfajn731/
Erfane731/
Herfane67138/
Airphan671/
Herfand671/
Huerfan671/
Earfain671/
Irrphan671/
Irphang671/
Irphane671/
Irphaan671/
Ierphan671/

Irfan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Irfan in the Bengali language
ইরফানiraphana-
Irfan in the Hindi language
इरफानiraphana97.52
इरुानiruana0.06
इर्फ़ानirfana0.01
ईर्फ़ानirfana0.01
Irfan in the Marathi language
इरफानiraphana97.19
इरुानiruana0.02
ईरुानiruana0
इरानirana0
Irfan in the Oriya language
ଇରଫାନiraphana77
ଇରଫାନ୍iraphan13
ଏରଫାନeraphana3
Irfan in the Russian language
Ирфанirfan-
Irfan in the Arabic language
العرفانalrfan-
عرفانrfan-

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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 Irfan
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