Nifan Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Nifan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
Nifan (125) may also be a first name.
Nifan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nifan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nifan (Hindi: निफन, Marathi: नीफन) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nifan? popularity and diffusion
Nifan is the 4,649,889th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Nifan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Nifan live; 56 percent live in Southeast Asia and 56 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nifan is also the 832,731st most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 125 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 11,020,766. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 67 percent live, Maluku, where 17 percent live and Papua, where 17 percent live. Besides Indonesia Nifan is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 22 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifaan | 91 | 36 | / |
| Nifhan | 91 | 32 | / |
| Niffan | 91 | 10 | / |
| Nifane | 91 | 7 | / |
| Nifang | 91 | 6 | / |
| Naifan | 91 | 6 | / |
| Ngifan | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nisfan | 91 | 4 | / |
| Gnifan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nizfan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Niefan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Neifan | 91 | 0 | / |
| Nifaine | 83 | 4 | / |
| Niffang | 83 | 3 | / |
| Naifang | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gnifang | 83 | 1 | / |
| Naifane | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nifatin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nishfan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nifon | 80 | 66 | / |
| Nefan | 80 | 35 | / |
| Nufan | 80 | 28 | / |
| Nifam | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyfan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nifanova | 77 | 158 | / |
| Naifatin | 77 | 143 | / |
| Niffanne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngnifang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nifong | 73 | 1,101 | / |
| Ngefan | 73 | 12 | / |
| Niphan | 73 | 10 | / |
| Hnefan | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nefang | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nifont | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nifone | 73 | 5 | / |
| Noifon | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngifon | 73 | 2 | / |
| Niefon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnefan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nidfon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nifham | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njfang | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nefand | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niffon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nesfan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nifond | 73 | 0 | / |
| Noiphan | 67 | 1,642 | / |
| Nitphan | 67 | 370 | / |
| Naiphan | 67 | 91 | / |
| Nuiphan | 67 | 50 | / |
| Hneefan | 67 | 38 | / |
| Newfang | 67 | 27 | / |
| Noifone | 67 | 5 | / |
| Netfang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nesfane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nefahyn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Neewfan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Newfane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nefahan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naifoin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niphain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niffong | 67 | 0 | / |
| Newfand | 67 | 0 | / |
Nifan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nifan in the Hindi language | ||
| निफन | niphana | - |
| Nifan in the Marathi language | ||
| नीफन | niphana | - |
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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 Nifan
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