Jarfan Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Jarfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jarfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Jarfan (60) may also be a first name.

Jarfan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jarfan (Bengali: জারফান, Hindi: जरफान, Marathi: जरफान) is found most in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jarfan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Jarfan live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 60 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kaduna, where 50 percent live and Kogi, where 50 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent live and Indonesia, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sarfan83477/
Harfan8384/
Iarfan8365/
Carfan8343/
Zarfan8329/
Earfan8321/
Yarfan837/
Jarfam831/
Kharfan774,803/
Zharfan7772/
Charfan7719/
Jarfonn775/
Sairfan773/
Zarfane772/
Zarfhan771/
Sarfaan771/
Harfane771/
Yarfand771/
Carffan771/
Earfain771/
Iarfhan771/
Iarfaan771/
Sarfann771/
Charfane71587/
Kharfane71526/
Jarphant711/
Zaharfan711/
Charfean711/
Harfamnn711/
Jourfane711/
Zarfam6720/
Corfan6714/
Harfon6714/
Iorfan6713/
Sarfon678/
Yorfan675/
Zarfon671/
Carfon671/
Iarfon671/
Sorfan671/
Zorfan671/
Horfan671/

Jarfan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jarfan in the Bengali language
জারফানjaraphana-
Jarfan in the Marathi language
जरफानjaraphana-
Jarfan in the Hindi language
जरफानjaraphana66.67
जरीफनjariphana33.33

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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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  • 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 Jarfan
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