Al Shanafi Surname
Approximately 667 people bear this surname
Al Shanafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 666 | 1:39,678 | 3,439 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Al Shanafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Shanafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al Shanafi is found most frequently in Yemen. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Al Shanafi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Shanafi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 495,028th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,925,856 people. The surname Al Shanafi occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Shanafi live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
This surname is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is carried by 666 people, or 1 in 39,678. In Yemen Al Shanafi is most common in: Hajjah Governorate, where 56 percent reside, Dhamar Governorate, where 42 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Yemen this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Syria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Sanafi | 95 | 1 | / |
| Al Shanhafi | 95 | 1 | / |
| Al Shanafa | 90 | 231 | / |
| Al Shanofi | 90 | 32 | / |
| Al Sanhafi | 90 | 2 | / |
| Al Shonaifi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Al Shenaifi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Al Shanafee | 86 | 1 | / |
| Al Sanafy | 84 | 224 | / |
| Al Zanafi | 84 | 5 | / |
| Al Sanafeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Sheneifi | 76 | 4 | / |
| Al-Shonaifi | 76 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shenaifi | 76 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shanaify | 76 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sanafy | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al Sanofeh | 70 | 4 | / |
| Al-Shenefi | 70 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sheneifi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Al-Shonaify | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shenaify | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Senafy | 63 | 1 | / |
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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 Shanafi
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