Jalfan Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Jalfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jalfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Jalfan (11) may also be a first name.

Jalfan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jalfan (Hindi: जल्फान) occurs in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jalfan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jalfan is the 3,543,123rd most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Jalfan live; 94 percent live in West Asia and 87 percent live in Levant. Jalfan is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held forename worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Jalfan is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 1,346,987. Aside from Iraq it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jalfant923/
Halfan834,585/
Salfan83336/
Jalfon83142/
Calfan8314/
Jolfan8313/
Zalfan833/
Khalfan7723,930/
Chalfan7756/
Halfant7742/
Joelfan7734/
Halfane771/
Salfhan771/
Jalfoon771/
Ialefan771/
Chalfant713,503/
Khalfane71411/
Khalfaan7110/
Khallfan711/
Chalfand711/
Halfon673,923/
Calfon6734/
Zolfan6718/
Colfan6711/
Halfam672/
Salfón671/
Salfon671/
Zalfon671/
Holfan671/
Chalfantt671/

Jalfan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jalfan in the Hindi language
जल्फानjalphana50
जलफानjalaphana50

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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 Jalfan
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