Hanefi Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Hanefi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hanefi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania421:97,4976,070
Turkey261:2,993,13285,930
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Hanefi (3,592) may also be a first name.

Hanefi Last Name Facts

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

Hanefi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻨﻔﻲ) is found most in Mauritania. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hanefi.

How Common Is The Last Name Hanefi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,907,068th most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. Hanefi occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Hanefi are found; 47 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 118,060th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 3,592 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 97,497. In Mauritania Hanefi is primarily found in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 52 percent are found, Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 21 percent are found and Adrar Region, where 5 percent are found. Not including Mauritania this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 27 percent are found and Indonesia, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanefio9275/
Khanefi9225/
Haneefi928/
Hannefi928/
Haneifi921/
Anefi91300/
Hanafi83146,047/
Hanifi8315,991/
Hanefa83302/
Hanofi8392/
Ganefi8362/
Hanefe8327/
Aniefi8312/
Anefio833/
Hanefy831/
Anefei831/
Aneffi831/
Hanhfi831/
Haneefaai801/
Haneefa7716,390/
Hannafi772,507/
Hanafie77921/
Hanaffi77467/
Hanafhi77139/
Khanifi77135/
Gannefi7730/
Ahanafi7725/
Hanapfi7722/
Hanafih7722/
Hanifis7722/
Hanafii7716/
Hhanafi7714/
Hanaafi7713/
Haniefa7713/
Aniefie775/
Hannifi774/
Hanifai774/
Haneefe773/
Hannofi773/
Haanafi772/
Hanaifi772/
Hanafei772/
Hanefey771/
Hannefa771/
Hanefer771/
Hangefe771/
Henefai771/
Haneffe771/
Hanyfai771/
Ganeffi771/
Haneffa771/
Hanafiy771/
Haneffy770/
Hannefy770/
Hanepfy770/
Anafi738,767/
Anofi731,823/
Anifi73147/
Anefa73120/
Enefi7313/
Anefe7310/
Haneefaa71114/
Hanafieh7134/
Hannefey7132/
Hanneffy7127/
Hannaffi714/
Haannafi712/
Hannnafi712/
Hanafaih712/
Hanifieh711/
Hanifish711/
Hanifith711/
Hanneefa711/
Haneefeh711/
Hannafie711/
Hanaffie711/
Hanafy6750,011/
Hanifa6725,484/
Anaafi671,800/
Annafi67823/
Hanafe67794/
Aneefa67272/
Hanife67255/
Hanify67237/
Henifi6756/
Ganefy6719/
Amnefy6718/
Ahnafi6712/
Ainafi6712/
Ahnifi6712/
Onefie6711/
Honefa6710/
Anoifi6710/
Annofi679/
Ganifi677/
Aanafi677/
Henefe676/
Anoffi676/
Anafie676/
Annifi675/
Anaffi674/
Anofie673/
Anofui673/
Aniefe673/
Ahnofi673/
Anafui673/
Aunafi673/
Anifai672/
Agnifi672/
Honafi672/
Anofii672/
Henefy671/
Khanniffi671/
Anisfi671/
Anefaa671/
Henafi671/
Aneafe671/
Anafih671/
Anahfi671/
Anifio671/
Honofi671/
Onefis671/
Aniefa671/
Aniwfi671/
Anifei671/
Angifi671/
Anefer671/
Aanifi671/
Anyofi671/
Hanofy671/
Anoefe671/
Enefie671/
Ehnefe671/
Anaifi671/
Anafhi671/
Anefee671/
Angefe671/

Hanefi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hanefi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺣﻨﻔﻲhnfy62.5
ﺍﻟﺤﻨﻔﻲalhnfy25
ﺣﻨﻔﻰhnfy12.5

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hanefi
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