Canafa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Uganda

Canafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cannafa922/
Chanafa921/
Canafay921/
Canafaia861/
Tchanafa861/
Kanafa83500/
Canafe8370/
Sanafa8318/
Canafi835/
Janafa832/
Conafa831/
Qanafa831/
Canefa831/
Chanafi771,994/
Sanafah7717/
Kanaffa7710/
Conafay776/
Chanafe774/
Canafoi774/
Sanafai772/
Conhafa771/
Sanaifa771/
Chonafa771/
Canasfe771/
Khanafa771/
Kanaafa771/
Kanaifa771/
Canafee771/
Chanapha71504/
Chanafoo717/
Chanoufa715/
Khanafat712/
Kangaffa712/
Jannafai712/
Khangafa711/
Chanaffi711/
Cannefay711/
Khanhafa711/
Chounafa711/
Connafad710/
Chanaphai675,572/
Kanafi671,436/
Sanafo67685/
Konafa67336/
Sanofa67250/
Zanafi67213/
Canofe6734/
Kanafe6725/
Janafo6724/
Kanofa6720/
Kanefa6714/
Janofa6712/
Sonafa6711/
Kenafa677/
Jonafa674/
Chanaphay673/
Zanofa673/
Channapha672/
Kanafo672/
Qanafi671/
Cañefa671/
Tchanoofa671/
Conafy670/
Canofy670/
Kanafy670/

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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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