Sorfyan Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Sorfyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorfyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon101:563,70813,499

Sorfyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sorfyan is borne by more people in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sorfyan.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorfyan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sorfyan are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Levant.

The last name is most numerous in Lebanon, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 563,708. In Lebanon Sorfyan is most prevalent in: Beirut Governorate, where 100 percent are found.

Sorfyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Armenian Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Serfyan861/
Sarfyan861/
Sorfian861/
Sherfyan801/
Sherfjyan753/
Sarfian7115/
Serfian713/
Sherfian671,228/
Sharfian6717/
Sarfiant674/
Sarrfian673/
Jorffian671/
Djarfyang631/
Saharfian631/
Jarfian5774/
Zarfian577/
Zerfian572/
Zarfjian533/
Surphian531/
Zorphian531/

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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 Sorfyan
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