Sanfan Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Sanfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1401:504,56087,939
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

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) has its highest incidence in Thailand. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sanfan.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanfan? popularity and diffusion

Sanfan is the 1,465,390th most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. Sanfan is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Sanfan are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 240,449th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 1,101 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 504,560. In Thailand Sanfan is mostly found in: Nan Province, where 70 percent are found, Chiang Rai Province, where 27 percent are found and Pattani Province, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Thailand it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and China, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanfang921/
Shanfan921/
Sanfasin868/
Shanfang862/
Sonfan83101/
Janfan8347/
Samfan838/
Sanfon836/
Canfan831/
Sanphan772,678/
Chanfan77143/
Sanfong7796/
Sanfone7773/
Djanfan7755/
Zhanfan7714/
Janfang778/
Sanfond773/
Samfane771/
Sanfont771/
Sanpfon771/
Saanfon771/
Janfane771/
Djanfang7137/
Chanfane7119/
Zhanfang7113/
Chanfang716/
Chanfant711/
Seanphan711/
Djanfant711/
Sasinfon711/
Shonfang711/
Zanfahan711/
Zaanfaan711/
Somfan67212/
Szeinfain6713/
Sheinfain6711/
Schanfein677/
Sanfom675/
Canfon673/
Zamfan672/
Janfán671/
Zanfon671/
Shahanvan671/
Janfon671/
Chaunfang671/

Sanfan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanfan in the Hindi language
सनफनsanaphana-

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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 Sanfan
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