Urfan Surname

452,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Urfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4171:186,62213,952
India1121:6,848,798152,966
Pakistan1081:1,654,11017,254
Indonesia601:2,204,153134,948
England401:1,392,95161,553
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Urfan (3,232) may also be a first name.

Urfan Last Name Facts

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

Urfan (Hindi: उरफान, Marathi: उरफान, Oriya: ଉରଫାନ, Russian: Урфан) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urfan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 452,985th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,729,701 people. The last name Urfan occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Urfan live; 53 percent live in West Asia and 52 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 126,122nd most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 3,232 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 417 people, or 1 in 186,622. In Turkey Urfan is most numerous in: Bitlis Province, where 19 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 18 percent reside and Mersin Province, where 16 percent reside. Not including Turkey this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent reside and Pakistan, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurfan9184/
Aurfan917/
Urfaan914/
Hurfan913/
Uirfan912/
Urfajn911/
Gurfaan834/
Huerfan831/
Aurffan831/
Irfan80430,346/
Orfan80171/
Urfon804/
Urfam801/
Hourfane77469/
Gourfain775/
Urfanova772/
Urfahina771/
Urfaasin771/
Irfaan73657/
Irfhan73119/
Irfann7331/
Irfain7330/
Hirfan7324/
Irffan7319/
Irrfan7311/
Ierfan7310/
Urphan738/
Irpfan734/
Gurfon731/
Ihrfan731/
Irfahn731/
Irfean731/
Horfan731/
Irfajn731/
Gurfein67233/
Irfahan672/
Irfaann671/
Irfaaan671/
Horfayn671/
Urphean671/
Gurphan671/

Urfan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Urfan in the Marathi language
उरफानuraphana-
Urfan in the Hindi language
उरफानuraphana80
उर्फानurphana14.29
उरफनuraphana2.86
Urfan in the Oriya language
ଉରଫାନuraphana50
ଇରଫାନ୍iraphan50
Urfan in the Russian language
Урфанurfan-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Urfan
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