Sanfan Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Sanfan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 140 | 1:504,560 | 87,939 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Sanfan (1,101) may also be a first name.
Sanfan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanfan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sanfan (Hindi: सनफन) is found most frequently in Thailand. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanfan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,465,390th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name Sanfan is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Sanfan reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 240,449th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 1,101 people.
The last name is most widely held in Thailand, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 504,560. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Nan Province, where 70 percent are found, Chiang Rai Province, where 27 percent are found and Pattani Province, where 1 percent are found. Not including Thailand this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and China, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanfang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shanfan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sanfasin | 86 | 8 | / |
| Shanfang | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sonfan | 83 | 101 | / |
| Janfan | 83 | 47 | / |
| Samfan | 83 | 8 | / |
| Sanfon | 83 | 6 | / |
| Canfan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sanphan | 77 | 2,678 | / |
| Chanfan | 77 | 143 | / |
| Sanfong | 77 | 96 | / |
| Sanfone | 77 | 73 | / |
| Djanfan | 77 | 55 | / |
| Zhanfan | 77 | 14 | / |
| Janfang | 77 | 8 | / |
| Sanfond | 77 | 3 | / |
| Samfane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanfont | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanpfon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saanfon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Janfane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Djanfang | 71 | 37 | / |
| Chanfane | 71 | 19 | / |
| Zhanfang | 71 | 13 | / |
| Chanfang | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chanfant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seanphan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djanfant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sasinfon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shonfang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zanfahan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zaanfaan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somfan | 67 | 212 | / |
| Szeinfain | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sheinfain | 67 | 11 | / |
| Schanfein | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sanfom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Canfon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zamfan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Janfán | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zanfon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shahanvan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janfon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaunfang | 67 | 1 | / |
Sanfan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanfan in the Hindi language | ||
| सनफन | sanaphana | - |
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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 Sanfan
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