Sahfan Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Sahfan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 57 | 1:2,320,161 | 139,963 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Sahfan (56) may also be a first name.
Sahfan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahfan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sahfan (Arabic: شفان) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahfan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,394,033rd most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Sahfan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Sahfan reside; 89 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 89 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sahfan is also the 1,321,957th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 56 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 2,320,161. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Maluku, where 81 percent reside, North Maluku, where 12 percent reside and Lampung, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia Sahfan is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 6 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sahfan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahfan in the Arabic language | ||
| شفان | shfan | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sahfan
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