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

Jarfan (Bengali: জারফান, Hindi: जरफान, Marathi: जरफान) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Jarfan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jarfan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most widespread surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Jarfan live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jarfan is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 60 people.

The last name Jarfan is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Jarfan is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 50 percent are found and Kogi, where 50 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent are found and Indonesia, where 17 percent are found.

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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jarfan
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