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) occurs most in Egypt. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rofan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rofan is the 377,345th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,695,402 people. The last name is primarily 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. It is also the 115,757th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 3,708 people.

This last name is most common in Egypt, where it is held by 671 people, or 1 in 137,013. Outside of Egypt this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 23 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Rofan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rofan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rofan last name fell 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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  • 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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