Haneef Surname
Approximately 279,644 people bear this surname
Haneef 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.
Haneef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 258,868 | 1:690 | 110 |
| India | 11,260 | 1:68,123 | 4,636 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4,373 | 1:7,056 | 985 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,511 | 1:6,064 | 769 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,316 | 1:15,812 | 2,223 |
| Maldives | 653 | 1:619 | 69 |
| Kuwait | 357 | 1:10,646 | 1,481 |
| Qatar | 334 | 1:7,060 | 755 |
| Bahrain | 206 | 1:6,547 | 1,173 |
| United States | 194 | 1:1,868,345 | 121,641 |
| Oman | 158 | 1:23,342 | 2,032 |
| England | 118 | 1:472,187 | 30,747 |
| Malaysia | 75 | 1:393,256 | 20,576 |
| South Africa | 68 | 1:796,731 | 54,178 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Guyana | 10 | 1:76,222 | 5,818 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Haneef (44,007) may also be a first name.
Haneef 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.
- waqqashanafiHaneef Demographics
Average Haneef Salary in
United States
$35,463 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Haneef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Haneef Come From? nationality or country of origin
Haneef (Dhivehi: ޙަނީފ, Hindi: हनीफ, Marathi: हुसने) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Haneef? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,952nd most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 26,060 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Haneef live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Haneef is also the 20,533rd most prevalent given name globally, borne by 44,007 people.
The last name is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 258,868 people, or 1 in 690. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 62 percent are found, Sindh, where 16 percent are found and Balochistan, where 9 percent are found. Other than Pakistan this surname occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent are found.
Haneef Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Haneef surname are 1.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.84% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Haneef earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.43% more than the national average, earning R 424,008 per year; in United States they earn 17.81% less than the national average, earning $35,463 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.11% less than the national average, earning $36,712 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Haneef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Haneef in the Hindi language | ||
| हनीफ | hanipha | 99.36 |
| हनीफ़ | hanifa | 0.35 |
| हनीफ़ | hanifa | 0.28 |
| Haneef in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ޙަނީފ | hanif | 50 |
| ާޙަނީފް | ahanif | 50 |
| Haneef in the Marathi language | ||
| हुसने | husane | 20 |
| धांडे | dhande | 20 |
| मणेरे | manere | 13.33 |
| हनीफ़ | hanifa | 13.33 |
| ाने | ane | 13.33 |
| हनुरे | hanure | 6.67 |
| ेखाने | ekhane | 6.67 |
| लहाणे | lahane | 6.67 |
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