Al Ahnaf Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Al Ahnaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Ahnaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Al Ahnaf (14) may also be a first name.

Al Ahnaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Ahnaf is most common in Yemen. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Ahnaf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Al Ahnaf live; 75 percent live in West Asia and 75 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 14 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 4,404,216. Without taking into account Yemen this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 13 percent live and Morocco, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Anaf936/
Al Ajnaf8835/
Al Annaf888/
Al Asnaf881/
Al Honaif821/
Al Hanaaf821/
Al Ahnouf821/
Al Anab8035/
Al Annab75247/
Al Hanab752/
Al Anouf752/
Al Anawt751/
Al-Annaf751/
Al Hanouf711/
Al-Anaph631/
Al Anoub631/
Al-Annouf593/
Al Enow531/
Al-Hanob504/

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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 Al Ahnaf
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