Sulfan Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Sulfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sulfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia731:1,811,633116,472
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
India61:127,844,230863,365
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Sulfan (804) may also be a first name.

Sulfan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sulfan (Hindi: सुलफान) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sulfan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,565,797th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. Sulfan occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sulfan are found; 56 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 56 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 288,491st most common first name world-wide It is held by 804 people.

Sulfan is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 1,811,633. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: East Java, where 41 percent live, Central Java, where 23 percent live and Central Sulawesi, where 18 percent live. Barring Indonesia it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 30 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saulfank860/
Zulfan831,632/
Julfan83146/
Culfan8338/
Sulphan778/
Zulfain775/
Zulfaan771/
Solfain771/
Zulfand771/
Julfain771/
Sulfhon770/
Sculfon770/
Zulfatin7184/
Zoulfane711/
Zulfahan711/
Zulfam6723/
Zolfan6718/
Zulfanova675/
Julfam672/
Giolfan6287/
Zulfamt6227/
Solfein6213/
Zulphan621/
Julphan621/
Julfaam621/
Chulphan573/
Sulphong571/
Chulfong571/
Zulfonova539/
Zolfon501/

Sulfan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sulfan in the Hindi language
सुलफानsulaphana50
सुल्फानsulphana41.67
सुलफनsulaphana8.33

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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
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  • 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 Sulfan
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