Alkanifa Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Alkanifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 13 | 1:1,411,700 | 12,072 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
Alkanifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alkanifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alkanifa occurs most in Burkina Faso. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alkanifa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Alkanifa live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Alkanifa is most commonly held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,411,700. In Burkina Faso Alkanifa is most prevalent in: Sahel Region, where 100 percent are found. Barring Burkina Faso this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alkhanif | 88 | 5 | / |
| Alkanefa | 88 | 5 | / |
| Alganifa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Elkanif | 80 | 5 | / |
| Alkanaf | 80 | 3 | / |
| Alkanova | 75 | 292 | / |
| Alkanafi | 75 | 175 | / |
| Alagunfa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Alikhanf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Al Qanif | 75 | 2 | / |
| Al Knife | 75 | 2 | / |
| Alkhunaifah | 74 | 42 | / |
| Alkhanova | 71 | 539 | / |
| Alikanova | 71 | 132 | / |
| Alykanova | 71 | 42 | / |
| Al Qaynif | 71 | 29 | / |
| Aalkanova | 71 | 16 | / |
| Alekanova | 71 | 15 | / |
| Alkhanafi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Alkannafi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ualkanova | 71 | 5 | / |
| Al Khunfa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Alakanova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Al Kanafi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alikhanav | 71 | 2 | / |
| Alkhanoff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alkanaffi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alknaf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Kenifi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alakanafi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Qaneif | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Khaniv | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elkhanify | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ilkanayfa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alkan Efe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alikhanova | 67 | 2,820 | / |
| Alkanov | 67 | 491 | / |
| Alekhanova | 67 | 417 | / |
| El Khanify | 67 | 273 | / |
| Alykhanova | 67 | 53 | / |
| Ualkhanova | 67 | 42 | / |
| Alookanova | 67 | 22 | / |
| Alakhanova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Alukhanova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Alknafi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alikhanoff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alikhaniev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alkhunaifi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Allakanova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ailkhanova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auelkanova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alkhonaifer | 63 | 1 | / |
| Alkhonefer | 56 | 4 | / |
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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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- 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 Alkanifa
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