Silfan Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Silfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Silfan (84) may also be a first name.

Silfan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silfan (Hindi: सिलफन) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Silfan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Silfan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Silfan are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Silfan is also the 1,046,220th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 84 people.

Silfan is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States it is most numerous in: New Jersey, where 80 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and Georgia, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Silfan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Silfan surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Silfan earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.79% more than the national average, earning $71,107 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silfain9232/
Silfang9223/
Silfane922/
Gilfan8319/
Zilfan831/
Selfan831/
Gilfand7756/
Sylfain777/
Selfand771/
Silfong771/
Silfone771/
Silphan771/
Gilfant770/
Zlfan7314/
Jlfan731/
Gillfand715/
Chilfane712/
Gillfant711/
Selfon6747/
Gelfan6737/
Zelfan6717/
Zlfanh6714/
Gilfon673/
Gilfam672/

Silfan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silfan in the Hindi language
सिलफनsilaphana50
सिल्फानsilphana50

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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 Silfan
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