Marfan Surname

681,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Marfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1911:22,1394,631
Indonesia861:1,537,781102,932
Chile611:288,7958,426
Trinidad and Tobago251:54,5594,614
France211:3,162,987209,042
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Marfán (1) are calculated separately.

Marfan (374) may also be a first name.

Marfan Last Name Facts

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

Marfan (Arabic: مارفان, Russian: Марфан) has its highest incidence in Croatia. It may appear as: Marfán. For other potential spellings of Marfan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marfan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Marfan is the 681,965th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,714,555 people. The last name Marfan occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Marfan live; 44 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 44 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 448,725th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 374 people.

The surname Marfan is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is borne by 191 people, or 1 in 22,139. In Croatia Marfan is most common in: Istria County, where 87 percent are found, Zagreb County, where 12 percent are found and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 1 percent are found. Besides Croatia it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and Chile, where 14 percent are found.

Marfan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Marfan last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

Marfan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.62% less than the national average, earning $35,115 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marfán941/
Marfain923/
Maarfan922/
Mairfan921/
Marfaing86847/
Maarfand8630/
Marfaung8624/
Marfaine8610/
Morfan8333/
Marfon8314/
Merfan838/
Marfone7743/
Marfond7717/
Marphan777/
Moirfan772/
Mahrvan771/
Mourfan771/
Morfand770/
Maarfond7115/
Maharvan7111/
Maarfone7110/
Moirfaan711/
Morfon6743/
Marfonova6737/
Marfom671/
Morfam671/
Merfon671/
Mehrvan6214/
Morfoon621/
Marpham620/
Morphant571/
Marphoung531/

Marfan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marfan in the Russian language
Марфанmarfan-
Marfan in the Arabic language
مارفانmarfan-

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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 Marfan
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