Kharfan Surname

98,695th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,803 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Kharfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kharfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan2,3671:3,736764
Syria1,7461:11,054955
Lebanon4701:11,9941,730
Palestine611:74,5716,147
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Colombia161:2,985,88014,490
Yemen111:2,402,29914,089
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Kharfan (77) may also be a first name.

Kharfan Last Name Facts

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

Kharfan is borne by more people in Jordan than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Kharfan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kharfan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 98,695th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,517,290 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kharfan are found; 98 percent are found in West Asia and 97 percent are found in Levant. Kharfan is also the 1,100,117th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 77 people.

This last name is most widespread in Jordan, where it is borne by 2,367 people, or 1 in 3,736. In Jordan it is primarily found in: Amman Governorate, where 55 percent live, Balqa Governorate, where 28 percent live and Ajloun Governorate, where 13 percent live. Excluding Jordan Kharfan occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 36 percent live and Lebanon, where 10 percent live.

Kharfan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kharfan surname is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

The amount Kharfan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 12.15% less than the national average, earning $19,943,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 30.25% less than the national average, earning $30,097 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.73% more than the national average, earning $70,418 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kharfane93526/
Kharfand931/
Harfan9284/
Karfan9230/
Karfane86175/
Khorfan8631/
Kherfan8625/
Charfan8619/
Karfahn8612/
Harfane861/
Charfane80587/
Khourfan803/
Charfean801/
Harfamnn801/
Khairfam801/
Khorfane801/
Carfan7743/
Korfan7717/
Harfon7714/
Qarfan7710/
Jarfan776/
Kerfan773/
Karfon772/
Horfan771/
Khourfand751/
Korfant71145/
Carfang7167/
Harphan7111/
Carfane7110/
Harfoun716/
Karfoun711/
Carffan711/
Korfaan711/
Harfoon711/
Horfayn711/
Hourfane67469/
Harphant6751/
Chorfane676/
Kheirfam672/
Harphann671/
Charfont670/
Harphane670/

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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 Kharfan
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