Erfan

given name · Latin script

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/ˈɛrfan/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Erfan is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Afghanistan than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • IDIndonesia≈1 in 21K(inferred from the name graph)
  • IRIran≈1 in 22K
  • MYMalaysia≈1 in 60K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Afghanistan (inferred from the name graph)

≈15,000 people, est.

Sources
169 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 2.4K (inferred from the name graph)

Afghanistan, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Name dossier (print, CSV)

Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Sources 1

Where in the world(measured from records)

Erfan counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Erfan is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
AF Afghanistan#303≈15,000 est.≈1 in 2.4K—Erfan12
ID Indonesia—≈13,000 est.≈1 in 21KlistedErfan96
IR Iran—≈3,800 est.≈1 in 22K—Erfan57
SA Saudi Arabia—≈680 est.≈1 in 50K—Erfan23
MY Malaysia—≈540 est.≈1 in 60K—Erfan21
US United States—3771 in 882K370Erfan169
AE United Arab Emirates—≈310 est.≈1 in 32K—Erfan30
XK Kosovo—≈50 est.≈1 in 39K37—2

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; ASK Kosovo — Kërko Emrin (Name Search). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Erfan is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Hindi given name13 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Pakistan

    Languages: Hindi, Bangla, Urdu

    Also written এরফান, Erfañ, Erfãñ, Erfän, Erfåñ

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Erfán

  • Russian given name12 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Russia, Ukraine, Iran, Türkiye

    Languages: Russian, Uzbek, Ukrainian

    Also written Эрфан, Ерфан, Erfań, Erfán

  • Bulgarian given name6 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Iran, India, Ukraine, Bulgaria

    Languages: Bulgarian, Croatian, Slovenian

    Also written Ерфан

31 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

19201940196019802000Irfan Shahid, b. 1926Irfan Habib, b. 1931Irfan Smajlagić, b. 1961Irrfan Khan, b. 1967Irfan Khan, b. 1974Irfan Pathan, b. 1984Erfan Zeneli, b. 1986Irfan Bachdim, b. 1988Irfan Kolothum Thodi, b. 1990Irfan Karim, b. 1992
  • Irfan Shahidb. 1926ILnot in their usual nameAmerican scholar in Oriental studies (1926–2016)
  • Irfan Habibb. 1931INnot in their usual nameIndian Marxist historian
  • Irfan Smajlagićb. 1961HRnot in their usual nameCroatian handball player
  • Irrfan Khanb. 1967INnot in their usual nameIndian actor (1967–2020)
  • Irfan Khanb. 1974PKnot in their usual namePakistani singer
  • Irfan Pathanb. 1984INnot in their usual nameIndian cricketer
  • Erfan Zenelib. 1986FIFinnish footballer
  • Irfan Bachdimb. 1988NLnot in their usual nameIndonesian association football player
  • Irfan Kolothum Thodib. 1990INnot in their usual nameIndian Olympian racewalker
  • Irfan Karimb. 1992KEnot in their usual namecricketer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

InformalHalo Erfan,Hi Erfan, (English)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 38 sources across 24 countries.

Official registers attesting Erfan
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United Stateswru Name Dictionary — US surnames, voter-file supplement (Khanna et al.)———

Reference works 3

  • Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
  • Nişanyan Adlar (Turkish given-name national-registry frequency)
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Erfan?
A machine transcription gives /ˈɛrfan/ (IPA) for Indonesian.
Is Erfan a male or female name?
Erfan is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
In which country does Erfan have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 15 thousand people named Erfan in Afghanistan, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled erfan.
How common is the name Erfan?
In the United States, the national register counted 377 people named Erfan in 2020, about 1 in 882 thousand residents.
How common is Erfan compared with other names?
In Afghanistan, Erfan is the 303rd most common given name of 21,469 given names recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Erfan” — the 303rd most common given name in Afghanistan. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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