Irfan (name)

Irfan (also transliterated as Erfan, Arabic: عرفان) is an Arabic/Persian male given name, meaning "knowledge", "awareness", "learning", and "wisdom".

Given name

Irfan

• Irfan Khan (born 1982), Pakistani singer
• Irfan Ahmed (born 1989), Pakistani cricketer
• Irfan Bachdim (born 1988), Indonesian footballer
• İrfan Başaran (born 1989), Turkish footballer
• Irfan Habib (born 1931), Indian Marxist historian of ancient and medieval India
• Irfan Husain (1944-2020), Pakistani writer and journalist
• İrfan Kahveci (born 1995), Turkish footballer
• Irfan Khan (actor) (1967-2020), Indian actor
• Irfan Khoosat, Pakistani actor, producer and comedian
• Irfan Ljubijankić (1952-1995), Bosnian doctor and surgeon, classical music composer, politician and diplomat
• Irfan Makki, Canadian Muslim singer, songwriter of Pakistani origin
• Irfan Mensur (born Irfan Kurić, 1952), Bosnian theatre, television and film actor
• Irfan Orga (1908-1970), Turkish fighter pilot, staff officer and author
• Irfan Pathan, Indian cricketer
• Irfan Shahid (1926-2016), American orientalist
• Irfan Škiljan, Bosnian computer scientist and programmer
• Irfan Smajlagić (born 1961), Croatian handball player
• Irfan Talib (born 1986), Pakistani cricketer
• Irfan Toker, Turkish judoka
• Irfan Yusuf (born 1969), Pakistani-Australian author

Erfan

• Erfan Ali, Qatari basketball player
• Erfan Hajrasuliha, Iranian rapper and producer
• Erfan Nasajpour, Iranian-Canadian basketball player
• Erfan Zamani (1999–2022), Iranian killed during the Mahsa Amini protests
• Erfan Zeneli, Finnish footballer

Middle name

• Mohammad Irfan Ali, Indian singer
• Mohd Irfan Fazail (born 1991), Malaysian footballer

Surname

Irfan

• Kareem Irfan, American Islamic community leader
• Mohammed Irfan (Guantanamo detainee 101) (born 1979)
• Mohammed Irfan (Guantanamo detainee 1006) (born 1982)
• Mohammad Irfan (born 1982), Pakistani cricketer

See also

• Irfan (disambiguation)

References

1. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Irfan".