Radfan Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Radfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Radfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen2981:88,6755,702
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Radfan (20,082) may also be a first name.

Radfan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Radfan occurs more in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Radfan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Radfan is the 853,416th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Radfan are found; 93 percent are found in West Asia and 93 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 37,672nd most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 20,082 people.

The last name Radfan is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is borne by 298 people, or 1 in 88,675. In Yemen Radfan is primarily concentrated in: Taiz Governorate, where 66 percent live, Aden Governorate, where 22 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 11 percent live. Aside from Yemen Radfan occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Radfan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Radfan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Radfan last name decreased 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Radfang9210/
Radfann922/
Rafan911,127/
Raffan83758/
Raifan83368/
Rafain83164/
Rafhan83133/
Raufan8347/
Rafane8343/
Rafang8327/
Rayfan8313/
Rasfan8312/
Rahfan8310/
Rafgan837/
Redfan833/
Rafaan833/
Rapfan833/
Rafatn831/
Rafanh831/
Rafann831/
Ratfan831/
Rajfan831/
Rafant831/
Rafhaan77100/
Raffane7770/
Rafaine7768/
Rafanne7710/
Rashfan774/
Rajfane773/
Rastfan771/
Rahafan771/
Rajhfan771/
Rhafane771/
Rafayne771/
Raffayn771/
Rafhain771/
Rafaten771/
Redfann771/
Rahufan771/
Redfean771/
Radfond771/
Rathfan770/
Radfong770/
Rofan73947/
Rafon73925/
Rafam7326/
Răfan734/
Rafaitin71144/
Raffatin7149/
Raffaine7132/
Rafanova7123/
Raifasen712/
Raffainn711/
Rattfann711/
Rashtfan711/
Rashfaan711/
Raffaitin67286/
Raphan67170/
Rahvan67113/
Rafaim6736/
Raifaisen6734/
Raufam6727/
Roifan6717/
Rofhan6713/
Reifan677/
Roofan677/
Rayfon677/
Roufan677/
Rafone676/
Royfan676/
Rafein674/
Ruofan673/
Rosfan673/
Rahfam672/
Raifon672/
Rafont671/
Rafoon671/
Roffan671/
Reafon671/
Retfan671/
Raffon671/
Rotfan671/
Rofaan671/
Rofain671/
Raffainne671/
Raufon670/
Redfon670/

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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 Radfan
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