Hanafi Surname

3,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Hanafi Surname User-submission:

This surname is most commonly associated with the famous 8th-century Kufan scholar, Abū Ḥanīfa an-Nu'man ibn Thābit of Persian origin, specifically from Greater Khorasan.

Hanafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia32,5671:4,061511
Egypt30,6601:2,999419
United Arab Emirates23,1531:39637
Morocco12,7461:2,705222
Saudi Arabia11,0111:2,802357
Sudan8,6801:4,321624
Algeria5,2431:7,3681,233
Nigeria5,0571:35,0292,861
Iran4,8611:15,7962,063
Malaysia4,6801:6,302806
Chad1,0591:12,8351,627
Kuwait9061:4,195558
Jordan8371:10,5641,926
Niger6441:29,8011,699
Qatar4651:5,071536
Tanzania4051:130,72012,231
Syria3861:50,0032,614
Somalia2941:45,7552,122
United States2581:1,404,88096,935
Iraq2101:166,7704,170
Spain1621:288,59317,624
France1581:420,39761,236
Afghanistan1561:206,1103,854
Thailand1261:560,62295,829
Philippines1221:829,82278,168
Pakistan1181:1,513,93116,403
Singapore1111:49,6191,908
Palestine1081:42,1194,736
Canada1061:347,60031,502
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
England781:714,33440,171
India741:10,365,748197,751
Tunisia731:8,3651,397
Lebanon631:89,4785,665
Brunei511:8,2101,032
Belgium461:249,92730,800
Australia361:749,88148,970
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Wallis and Futuna41:3,40266
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Monaco11:37,0664,748
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Micronesia11:106,2431,380

Hanafi (46,408) may also be a first name.

Hanafi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is most commonly associated with the famous 8th-century Kufan scholar, Abū Ḥanīfa an-Nu'man ibn Thābit of Persian origin, specifically from Greater Khorasan.

- waqqashanafi

Hanafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hanafi (Arabic: حنفى, Hindi: हनफी, Marathi: हनाफी) is most common in Indonesia. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hanafi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,830th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 49,899 people. The surname Hanafi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 55 percent of Hanafi reside; 39 percent reside in North Africa and 27 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 19,677th most frequently held given name at a global level It is held by 46,408 people.

The last name Hanafi is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 32,567 people, or 1 in 4,061. In Indonesia Hanafi is most prevalent in: East Java, where 34 percent reside, West Java, where 13 percent reside and Central Java, where 9 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this surname exists in 88 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 21 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 16 percent reside.

Hanafi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Hanafi last name is predominantly Sunni (83%) in Lebanon and Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Hanafi are 23.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.49% being registered with the party.

The amount Hanafi earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 22.73% more than the national average, earning $52,955 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.89% less than the national average, earning $45,763 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khanafi922,818/
Hannafi922,507/
Chanafi921,994/
Hanafie92921/
Hanaffi92467/
Hanafhi92139/
Hanafis9238/
Ahanafi9225/
Hanapfi9222/
Hanafih9222/
Hanafiz9218/
Hanafii9216/
Hhanafi9214/
Hanaafi9213/
Hamnafi923/
Hasnafi922/
Haanafi922/
Hanaifi922/
Hanafei922/
Hanafid921/
Hanafiy921/
Anafi918,767/
Hanafish86844/
Hanafieh8634/
Khanafih864/
Khannafi864/
Hannaffi864/
Hanafaiz863/
Haannafi862/
Hannnafi862/
Hanafaih862/
Hanafihs861/
Chanaffi861/
Chanafie861/
Hannafie861/
Hannafiz861/
Hanaffie861/
Hanaffiz861/
Khanaffi861/
Hanafy8350,011/
Anaafi831,800/
Annafi83823/
Hanafe83794/
Asnafi83319/
Hanefi8395/
Hanofi8392/
Anafiy8385/
Ganafi8351/
Hanafa8344/
Anafis8325/
Anafii8323/
Ahnafi8312/
Ainafi8312/
Janafi8311/
Aanafi837/
Anafie836/
Amnafi835/
Anaffi834/
Anasfi833/
Anafui833/
Aunafi833/
Honafi832/
Henafi831/
Anafih831/
Anahfi831/
Anafid831/
Anafit831/
Anafiz831/
Atnafi831/
Anaifi831/
Anafhi831/
Hannafuis802/
Hanafey77407/
Hanafee77332/
Atnafai77237/
Annafis7745/
Hanaphi7741/
Annaffi7732/
Anafish7722/
Hanaffe7715/
Hasnofi7713/
Hanafeh779/
Haneefi778/
Hannefi778/
Hanafay777/
Hanaifa777/
Hannafy776/
Hanahvi776/
Annafii775/
Hanafer775/
Chanafe774/
Haanafy774/
Ahnnafi773/
Hannofi773/
Ganafio773/
Hennafi773/
Hanaffy773/
Anaffio772/
Hanoufi772/
Khanafy772/
Hanaafa771/
Hanafez771/
Chanofi771/
Hongafi771/
Annadfi771/
Haneifi771/
Chanafa771/
Anaffie771/
Khanafe771/
Anofi731,823/
Anefi73300/
Anafe73269/
Anafa73253/
Enafi7394/
Anafy7315/
Anafj731/
Khanoufi71386/
Hanafesh71249/
Hounaifi71170/
Hannafey7165/
Chanoufi7127/
Hanaphie7116/
Hannoufi718/
Khonafai715/
Hanaffee715/
Hanaffey714/
Hanaphiy713/
Khanafeh713/
Khanafee712/
Jannafai712/
Chanaphi712/
Hannafee711/
Khonayfi711/
Hasnofit711/
Hanafeah711/
Annafait710/
Chanaphai675,572/
Atnafe672,924/
Channoufi67189/
Chanaphit6768/
Annafa6762/
Anafeh6746/
Angofi6740/
Hanefe6727/
Ainafa6727/
Enaifi6721/
Hanofa6720/
Anoufi6718/
Asnafy6717/
Jonafi6712/
Ongafi6711/
Anoifi6710/
Annofi679/
Anafje678/
Anoffi676/
Ehnafe675/
Aïnafa675/
Khannoufi674/
Honafa674/
Chatnafay674/
Anofie673/
Anofui673/
Ahnofi673/
Anoofi673/
Ennafi673/
Anafey672/
Anofii672/
Chanouffi672/
Hanefy671/
Haneefaai671/
Anafaj671/
Aneafe671/
Honofi671/
Ognafi671/
Gonafi671/
Enafai671/
Ganafe671/
Anefei671/
Aneffi671/
Anafaa671/
Anafer671/
Anaifa671/
Anaphi671/
Asnafe671/
Anafea671/
Henafe671/
Hanofy671/
Annafe671/
Anofio671/
Angafe671/
Hanaffeez671/

Hanafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hanafi in the Hindi language
हनफीhanaphi89.47
हनाफीhanaphi10.53
Hanafi in the Marathi language
हनाफीhanaphi60
हनफीhanaphi40
Hanafi in the Arabic language
حنفىhnfy-
الحنفيalhnfy-
حنفيhnfy-

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