Nifan Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Maldives

Nifan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nifan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Maldives11:404,1727,269

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nifaan9136/
Nifhan9132/
Niffan9110/
Nifane917/
Nifang916/
Naifan916/
Ngifan914/
Nisfan914/
Gnifan911/
Nizfan911/
Niefan911/
Neifan910/
Nifaine834/
Niffang833/
Naifang832/
Gnifang831/
Naifane831/
Nifatin831/
Nishfan831/
Nifon8066/
Nefan8035/
Nufan8028/
Nifam802/
Nyfan801/
Nifanova77158/
Naifatin77143/
Niffanne771/
Ngnifang771/
Nifong731,101/
Ngefan7312/
Niphan7310/
Hnefan738/
Nefang737/
Nifont736/
Nifone735/
Noifon734/
Ngifon732/
Niefon731/
Gnefan731/
Nidfon731/
Nifham731/
Njfang731/
Nefand731/
Niffon731/
Nesfan731/
Nifond730/
Noiphan671,642/
Nitphan67370/
Naiphan6791/
Nuiphan6750/
Hneefan6738/
Newfang6727/
Noifone675/
Netfang674/
Nesfane674/
Nefahyn673/
Neewfan672/
Newfane672/
Nefahan671/
Naifoin671/
Niphain671/
Niffong670/
Newfand670/

Nifan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nifan in the Hindi language
निफनniphana-
Nifan in the Marathi language
नीफनniphana-

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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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  • 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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