Anifah Surname

94,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Anifah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anifah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4,9631:26,6473,160
Nigeria621:2,857,14190,271
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Anifah (5,271) may also be a first name.

Anifah Last Name Facts

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

Anifah occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Anifah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Anifah is the 94,315th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,442,793 people. The surname Anifah is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Anifah are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 93,098th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 5,271 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 4,963 people, or 1 in 26,647. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Java, where 46 percent reside, Central Java, where 35 percent reside and West Java, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanifah9231,061/
Annifah9215/
Aanifah926/
Anifa9112,719/
Haniffah86108/
Hannifah8650/
Haniefah8610/
Hanaifah867/
Haenifah867/
Hanifaah864/
Hanifaha861/
Hanifa8325,484/
Anifat83148/
Annifa83129/
Enifah8345/
Ganifa8319/
Anivah8317/
Anufah8314/
Anisfa839/
Onifah838/
Aniffa838/
Asnifa837/
Anoifa835/
Anifoh834/
Anifaa833/
Agnifa832/
Anefah832/
Anifai832/
Anaifa831/
Anifoa831/
Anifaz831/
Aniefa831/
Haniffath801/
Haniffa7710,406/
Honifah7730/
Hanivah7728/
Hanyfah7724/
Ganiofa7714/
Haniefa7713/
Hanifat7713/
Hanefah7712/
Hanifaa7710/
Angifai777/
Hanaifa777/
Hannifa777/
Hasnifa775/
Hanifai774/
Hanifha774/
Hanhifa771/
Hanifay771/
Anifoch771/
Hanifas771/
Hanifoh771/
Hanuifa771/
Hanifaz771/
Anifast771/
Anufa73902/
Onifa73134/
Anefa73120/
Anifo7325/
Anyfa7310/
Enifa739/
Anhfa731/
Haniphah719/
Heniffah711/
Hanniffa711/
Onniefah711/
Haneffah711/
Hannifay710/
Hannifau710/
Hanufa673,310/
Hanefa67302/
Aneefa67272/
Henifa6743/
Hanifo6723/
Aniefo6720/
Honifa6713/
Anefoh6711/
Agnifo6710/
Gonifa6710/
Anefat676/
Ganefa675/
Anipha675/
Enefah674/
Onifad673/
Ganifo672/
Onaifa672/
Angefa671/
Anifei671/
Hanifâ671/
Anefaa671/
Ongifa671/
Eunifa671/
Oneifa671/
Onifau671/
Hannifass670/
Hannifaut670/

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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 Anifah
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