Ganif Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Ganif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2081:185,72922,813
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
India231:33,350,669396,143
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ganif (538) may also be a first name.

Ganif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ganif (Hindi: गनीफ, Marathi: गनीफ, Russian: Ганиф) is most common in Algeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganif? popularity and diffusion

It is the 975,866th most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. The last name Ganif is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Ganif are found; 78 percent are found in North Africa and 78 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 363,474th most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 538 people.

It is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 185,729. In Algeria Ganif is primarily concentrated in: Médéa Province, where 100 percent live and Tipasa Province, where 0 percent live. Beside Algeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 12 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ganief91854/
Ghanif914/
Ganiff914/
Nganif911/
Anif892,478/
Nganiff831/
Hanif80426,527/
Aniff801,331/
Anief80125/
Ganib8097/
Anife8066/
Ganef8055/
Ganiv8018/
Ahnif8016/
Annif8010/
Anaif807/
Aanif807/
Asnif804/
Aynif804/
Aniof802/
Anoif802/
Ganiw802/
Ainif801/
Gonif801/
Ganjf801/
Anhif801/
Ghanifsh771/
Ganiev7331,429/
Haniff736,256/
Hanief734,416/
Ganiew73282/
Hanife73255/
Hanifs73201/
Ganeff73163/
Haneif73131/
Hannif73127/
Hanaif7371/
Annief7322/
Ganibh7317/
Geneif7317/
Ganeiv7314/
Ghanef7314/
Ghonif7310/
Hainif7310/
Genaif739/
Ganiov738/
Gainiv737/
Ahanif736/
Haanif736/
Hanifh735/
Ganiph735/
Ghanib734/
Ghaniv734/
Gauniv734/
Gainef733/
Haniof733/
Hasnif732/
Ganeef732/
Hanijf732/
Hanisf732/
Hanhif732/
Gaenef731/
Ganaiw731/
Goniof731/
Aihnif731/
Anniff731/
Hhanif731/
Hanihf731/
Ganefh731/
Agnife731/
Aniffe731/
Atnnif731/
Asnidf731/
Gonief731/
Ghaniw731/
Goniff730/
Anib672,218/
Hanifsh67336/
Anef6743/
Hanniff6736/
Ganniev6726/
Gainiev6723/
Hanieff6720/
Haniffe6719/
Aniv6716/
Onif6713/
G'Aniev679/
Aniw678/
Anifova672/
Anyf672/
Gauniev671/
Ganneff671/
Ganeshf671/
Ganichv671/
Hanisff671/
Hannife671/
Ghaneef671/
Hanifch671/
Hainijf671/
Ghanibh671/
Anifowa671/
Ghaniev671/

Ganif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ganif in the Hindi language
गनीफganipha-
Ganif in the Marathi language
गनीफganipha84.62
गानीफganipha7.69
अगनीफaganipha7.69
Ganif in the Russian language
Ганифganif-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ganif
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