Canafa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Canafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Canafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Canafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Canafa is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Canafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Canafa is the 10,311,814th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Canafa is predominantly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Canafa reside; 33 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Canafa is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 80,505,459. Beside Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannafa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Chanafa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Canafay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Canafaia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tchanafa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanafa | 83 | 500 | / |
| Canafe | 83 | 70 | / |
| Sanafa | 83 | 18 | / |
| Canafi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Janafa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Conafa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Qanafa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Canefa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chanafi | 77 | 1,994 | / |
| Sanafah | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kanaffa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Conafay | 77 | 6 | / |
| Chanafe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Canafoi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sanafai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Conhafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanaifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chonafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Canasfe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khanafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanaafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanaifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Canafee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chanapha | 71 | 504 | / |
| Chanafoo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chanoufa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khanafat | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kangaffa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jannafai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khangafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chanaffi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cannefay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanhafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chounafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Connafad | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chanaphai | 67 | 5,572 | / |
| Kanafi | 67 | 1,436 | / |
| Sanafo | 67 | 685 | / |
| Konafa | 67 | 336 | / |
| Sanofa | 67 | 250 | / |
| Zanafi | 67 | 213 | / |
| Canofe | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kanafe | 67 | 25 | / |
| Janafo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kanofa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kanefa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Janofa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sonafa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kenafa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jonafa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chanaphay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zanofa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Channapha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanafo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qanafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cañefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchanoofa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Conafy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Canofy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kanafy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Canafa
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