Hanafiah Surname

36,087th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Hanafiah 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.

Hanafiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia9,4941:13,9301,752
Malaysia4,3121:6,840854
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Brunei1111:3,772623
Qatar941:25,0852,628
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Hanafiah (6,944) may also be a first name.

Hanafiah 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

Hanafiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hanafiah is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hanafiah? popularity and diffusion

Hanafiah is the 36,087th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 498,294 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Hanafiah are found; 95 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 95 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 77,991st most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 6,944 people.

Hanafiah is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 9,494 people, or 1 in 13,930. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Aceh, where 43 percent live, West Java, where 13 percent live and South Sumatra, where 7 percent live. Besides Indonesia this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 29 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanafijah9494/
Chanafiah9439/
Hanaffiah9436/
Hasnafiah946/
Hanafiaah941/
Hanaafiah941/
Haanafiah941/
Hhanafiah941/
Hanafia931,088/
Anafiah93212/
Honafiah8821/
Annafiah8814/
Chanafia8813/
Hanafias8813/
Hannafia8810/
Khanafia887/
Ganafiah884/
Hanofiah882/
Hasnafia882/
Hanaffia881/
Hanafeah881/
Aanafiah881/
Hanafyah881/
Anafia86415/
Hanaphiah824/
Anafiat804/
Hanefia802/
Annafia801/
Khanaphiah781/
Haneefia7519/
Johnafia751/
Chenaifia71266/
Chanaphia71214/
Onafia718/
Anefia712/
Anafea711/
Hanefio6775/
Angofia6711/
Anhofia676/
Ganafio673/
Anaffio672/

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