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 surname Radfan occurs in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Radfan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 853,416th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Radfan live; 93 percent live in West Asia and 93 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Radfan is also the 37,672nd most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 20,082 people.

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

Radfan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Radfan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 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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