Rahfan Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Rahfan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Rahfan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rahfan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rahfan is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rahfan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rahfan is the 6,063,924th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Rahfan occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Rahfan reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 40 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
The last name Rahfan is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia Rahfan is primarily concentrated in: Negeri Sembilan, where 100 percent live. Outside of Malaysia Rahfan is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 20 percent live and Bangladesh, where 10 percent live.
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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 Rahfan
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