Muafan Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Muafan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muafan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia701:1,889,274120,273
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340

Muafan (29) may also be a first name.

Muafan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muafan (Hindi: मुआफान) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muafan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muafan is the 2,152,526th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name Muafan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Muafan reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 94 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Muafan is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 29 people.

The last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 1,889,274. In Indonesia Muafan is primarily concentrated in: South Kalimantan, where 47 percent are found, East Java, where 34 percent are found and Central Java, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia Muafan is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Malaysia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muaffan9283/
Muafatin8629/
Mouhafan861/
Mbafan83136/
Muafon8327/
Mwafan831/
Muafong7710/
Mbafaan777/
Mboufan773/
Mwaafan771/
Muafatim7112/
Mwafaune719/
Mbafon6716/
Mwafong621/
Muofong621/
Muatphachen5917/
Muatphon57110/
Muadphon574/
M'Baffon571/
M'Baffoun5312/
Mbofon506/

Muafan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muafan in the Hindi language
मुआफानmu'aphana-

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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 Muafan
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