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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Average Hanafi Salary in
United States
$52,955 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hanafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hanafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hanafi (Arabic: حنفى, Hindi: हनफी, Marathi: हनाफी) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hanafi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,830th most numerous last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 49,899 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Hanafi live; 39 percent live in North Africa and 27 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Hanafi is also the 19,677th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 46,408 people.
This surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 32,567 people, or 1 in 4,061. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: East Java, where 34 percent live, West Java, where 13 percent live and Central Java, where 9 percent live. Outside of Indonesia Hanafi exists in 88 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 21 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 16 percent live.
Hanafi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Sunni (83%) in Lebanon and Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Hanafi last name are 23.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.49% being registered to vote for 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
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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