Al Hanafi Surname

361,698th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,000 people bear this surname

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

Al Hanafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Hanafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United Arab Emirates6341:14,4521,771
Palestine1981:22,9743,455
Kuwait1251:30,4063,898
Syria231:839,1756,287
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Al Hanafi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Hanafi is carried by more people in The United Arab Emirates than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 361,698th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,287,546 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Hanafi are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 76 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

Al Hanafi is most frequently held in The United Arab Emirates, where it is carried by 634 people, or 1 in 14,452. In The United Arab Emirates Al Hanafi is most prevalent in: Sharjah, where 74 percent reside, Fujairah, where 19 percent reside and Dubai, where 1 percent reside. Not including The United Arab Emirates Al Hanafi occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 20 percent reside and Kuwait, where 13 percent reside.

Al Hanafi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Al Hanafi surname is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Anafi949/
Al-Hanafi89287/
Al Hanafy894/
Al Janafi892/
Al-Hanafie8469/
Al Khonafi841/
Al-Hanafiy841/
Al Asnafy784/
Al-Hanafeh748/
Al Hanofeh741/
Al-Hanafee741/
Al Enefi711/
Al Ahnoufy632/

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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
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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 Al Hanafi
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