Rofan Surname

377,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 947 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Rofan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rofan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt6711:137,01310,788
Pakistan2161:827,05511,601
Indonesia481:2,755,192158,430
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Rofan (3,708) may also be a first name.

Rofan Last Name Facts

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

Rofan (Arabic: روفان, Hindi: रोफन) is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rofan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 377,345th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,695,402 people. The surname Rofan is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Rofan are found; 71 percent are found in North Africa and 71 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Rofan is also the 115,757th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 3,708 people.

The last name Rofan is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 671 people, or 1 in 137,013. Not including Egypt this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 23 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Rofan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rofan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rofan surname declined 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roifan9117/
Rofhan9113/
Roofan917/
Roufan917/
Royfan916/
Ruofan913/
Rosfan913/
Rofain911/
Rofaan911/
Rotfan911/
Roffan911/
Rofatin8316/
Roshfan8313/
Roufane832/
Rosfane831/
Roofhan831/
Rafan801,127/
Refan8083/
Rofon8014/
Răfan804/
Rofam801/
Rofanova77220/
Rothfahn7717/
Rohfatin7715/
Roufatin7714/
Roifatin779/
Raffan73758/
Radfan73320/
Rafain73164/
Rafhan73133/
Refaan7366/
Refain7349/
Raufan7347/
Rafane7343/
Rophan7336/
Rafang7327/
Rasfan7312/
Rahfan7310/
Refhan7310/
Roufaã738/
Rehfan737/
Rafgan737/
Reefan735/
Roffon733/
Rafaan733/
Rapfan733/
Ruifan732/
Ratfan731/
Rofaim731/
Rafanh731/
Rafatn731/
Rafant731/
Reffan731/
Rafann731/
Refanh731/
Roufanova716/
Rotphan671,256/
Rafhaan67100/
Raffane6770/
Rafaine6768/
Rodphan6743/
Rodfong6730/
Roophan6714/
Rafanne6710/
Radfang6710/
Rashfan674/
Rophang674/
Rotfong673/
Radfann672/
Roffone672/
Rhafane671/
Rafhain671/
Raffayn671/
Rafayne671/
Roufoon671/
Rahafan671/
Rafaten671/
Rothfon670/
Rathfan670/

Rofan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rofan in the Hindi language
रोफनrophana-
Rofan in the Arabic language
روفانrwfan-

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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 Rofan
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