Saflan Surname

767,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Saflan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saflan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Saflan (128) may also be a first name.

Saflan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saflan (Hindi: सफलन) is borne by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saflan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 767,694th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 19,642,981 people. The surname Saflan is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Saflan are found; 97 percent are found in West Asia and 96 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 821,896th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 128 people.

It is most commonly used in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 358 people, or 1 in 86,189. Outside of Saudi Arabia Saflan occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Saflan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saflan in the Hindi language
सफलनsaphalana-

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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 Saflan
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