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) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sahfan.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahfan? popularity and diffusion
Sahfan is the 2,394,033rd most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Sahfan are found; 89 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 89 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sahfan is also the 1,321,957th most commonly used given name world-wide, held by 56 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 2,320,161. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Maluku, where 81 percent live, North Maluku, where 12 percent live and Lampung, where 7 percent live. Apart from Indonesia Sahfan occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 6 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
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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