Hanafi Surname
Approximately 146,047 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 32,567 | 1:4,061 | 511 |
| Egypt | 30,660 | 1:2,999 | 419 |
| United Arab Emirates | 23,153 | 1:396 | 37 |
| Morocco | 12,746 | 1:2,705 | 222 |
| Saudi Arabia | 11,011 | 1:2,802 | 357 |
| Sudan | 8,680 | 1:4,321 | 624 |
| Algeria | 5,243 | 1:7,368 | 1,233 |
| Nigeria | 5,057 | 1:35,029 | 2,861 |
| Iran | 4,861 | 1:15,796 | 2,063 |
| Malaysia | 4,680 | 1:6,302 | 806 |
| Chad | 1,059 | 1:12,835 | 1,627 |
| Kuwait | 906 | 1:4,195 | 558 |
| Jordan | 837 | 1:10,564 | 1,926 |
| Niger | 644 | 1:29,801 | 1,699 |
| Qatar | 465 | 1:5,071 | 536 |
| Tanzania | 405 | 1:130,720 | 12,231 |
| Syria | 386 | 1:50,003 | 2,614 |
| Somalia | 294 | 1:45,755 | 2,122 |
| United States | 258 | 1:1,404,880 | 96,935 |
| Iraq | 210 | 1:166,770 | 4,170 |
| Spain | 162 | 1:288,593 | 17,624 |
| France | 158 | 1:420,397 | 61,236 |
| Afghanistan | 156 | 1:206,110 | 3,854 |
| Thailand | 126 | 1:560,622 | 95,829 |
| Philippines | 122 | 1:829,822 | 78,168 |
| Pakistan | 118 | 1:1,513,931 | 16,403 |
| Singapore | 111 | 1:49,619 | 1,908 |
| Palestine | 108 | 1:42,119 | 4,736 |
| Canada | 106 | 1:347,600 | 31,502 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| England | 78 | 1:714,334 | 40,171 |
| India | 74 | 1:10,365,748 | 197,751 |
| Tunisia | 73 | 1:8,365 | 1,397 |
| Lebanon | 63 | 1:89,478 | 5,665 |
| Brunei | 51 | 1:8,210 | 1,032 |
| Belgium | 46 | 1:249,927 | 30,800 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| Sweden | 30 | 1:328,225 | 22,987 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Venezuela | 18 | 1:1,678,004 | 21,578 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 4 | 1:3,402 | 66 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
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.
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Hanafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hanafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hanafi (Arabic: حنفى, Hindi: हनफी, Marathi: हनाफी) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hanafi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,830th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 49,899 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 55 percent of Hanafi are found; 39 percent are found in North Africa and 27 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Hanafi is also the 19,677th most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 46,408 people.
The surname Hanafi is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 32,567 people, or 1 in 4,061. In Indonesia Hanafi is most numerous in: East Java, where 34 percent reside, West Java, where 13 percent reside and Central Java, where 9 percent reside. Barring Indonesia it is found in 88 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 21 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 16 percent reside.
Hanafi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Sunni (83%) in Lebanon and Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Hanafi surname are 23.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.49% being registered to vote for the political 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
Hanafi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hanafi in the Hindi language | ||
| हनफी | hanaphi | 89.47 |
| हनाफी | hanaphi | 10.53 |
| Hanafi in the Marathi language | ||
| हनाफी | hanaphi | 60 |
| हनफी | hanaphi | 40 |
| Hanafi in the Arabic language | ||
| حنفى | hnfy | - |
| الحنفي | alhnfy | - |
| حنفي | hnfy | - |
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