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 Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Irfan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Irfan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Irfan (Arabic: العرفان, Bengali: ইরফান, Hindi: इरफान, Marathi: इरफान, Oriya: ଇରଫାନ, Russian: Ирфан) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Irfan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,233rd most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,934 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Irfan live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,416th most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 686,221 people.
This surname is most common in Pakistan, where it is borne by 333,640 people, or 1 in 535. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 67 percent are found, Sindh, where 18 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 10 percent are found. Other than Pakistan this last name exists in 80 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.
Irfan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Sunni (96%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Irfan last name are 4.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.88% registered with the political 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
- 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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