Hanif Surname

1,246th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426,527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Hanif 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.

Hanif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan284,5601:62899
India54,2391:14,1421,159
Bangladesh38,3901:4,151384
Indonesia7,6131:17,3712,133
Saudi Arabia6,3201:4,882659
United Arab Emirates4,9851:1,838224
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
England4,1221:13,5171,993
Afghanistan3,6471:8,816669
Malaysia3,2241:9,1481,060
Morocco2,5561:13,4881,986
United States1,4501:249,97223,774
Kuwait1,1381:3,340441
Syria1,1021:17,5151,348
Oman8181:4,509650
Canada6461:57,0376,737
Qatar5931:3,976402
Iraq5551:63,1022,282
Iran5001:153,56513,399
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Malawi3921:43,6716,239
South Africa3921:138,20815,952
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Guyana3041:2,507457
Bahrain2941:4,587818
Palestine2901:15,6862,744
Scotland2871:18,6542,220
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Spain1861:251,35516,061
France1721:386,17957,106
Tanzania1521:348,30025,719
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Kenya1171:394,70022,236
Jordan1131:78,2526,306
Yemen1061:249,2959,237
Australia921:293,43225,879
Singapore861:64,0432,603
New Zealand851:53,2748,505
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Turkey741:1,051,64146,826
Greece631:175,87028,388
Thailand631:1,121,244165,873
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Denmark481:117,59810,848
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
Wales411:75,4766,450
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Norway281:183,65321,594
Trinidad and Tobago221:61,9994,975
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
China91:151,924,6187,954
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Libya91:693,7751,982
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tonga11:107,313791
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Hanif (191,614) may also be a first name.

Hanif 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

Hanif Last Name Facts

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

Hanif (Arabic: شنيف, Bengali: হানিফ, Hindi: हनीफ, Marathi: हनीफ, Oriya: ହନିଫ) occurs most in Pakistan. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hanif? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hanif is the 1,246th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 17,086 people. Hanif occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Hanif live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 77 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 5,465th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 191,614 people.

The last name Hanif is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is held by 284,560 people, or 1 in 628. In Pakistan Hanif is mostly found in: Punjab, where 64 percent reside, Sindh, where 26 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 4 percent reside. Not including Pakistan this last name occurs in 103 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 9 percent reside.

Hanif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Hanif last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Hanif surname are 6.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.44% being registered with the party.

The amount Hanif earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 17.44% less than the national average, earning 285,709 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1.48% more than the national average, earning R 241,164 per year; in United States they earn 7.19% more than the national average, earning $46,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.22% more than the national average, earning $51,779 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haniff916,256/
Hanief914,416/
Khanif912,276/
Chanif91425/
Hanife91255/
Hanifs91201/
Haneif91131/
Hannif91127/
Hanaif9171/
Hainif9110/
Ahanif916/
Haanif916/
Hanifh915/
Haniof913/
Hasnif912/
Hanijf912/
Hanisf912/
Hanhif912/
Hhanif911/
Hjanif911/
Hanihf911/
Anif892,478/
Hanifsh83336/
Khanaif8342/
Hanniff8336/
Khanife8334/
Hanieff8320/
Haniffe8319/
Chanief8311/
Hanisff831/
Hannife831/
Hanifch831/
Hainijf831/
Jhannif831/
Chanife830/
Aniff801,331/
Janif80761/
Hanef80379/
Hanib80322/
Ganif80265/
Hanyf80142/
Anief80125/
Anife8066/
Haniv8018/
Henif8017/
Ahnif8016/
Annif8010/
Anaif807/
Aanif807/
Asnif804/
Aynif804/
Aniof802/
Hanjf802/
Anoif802/
Honif801/
Ainif801/
Anhif801/
Hanifova774/
Hanniffe770/
Haneef73279,644/
Haniph731,416/
Hanoiw731,012/
Heniff73223/
Haneff7329/
Chanib7327/
Hanefe7327/
Khonif7326/
Annief7322/
Jannif7319/
Khaniw7317/
Haneaf7311/
Haniev7310/
Hanibh7310/
Chaniv737/
Haynef736/
Janiff736/
Chanef736/
Hannef735/
Khanef735/
Hounif735/
Ganiff734/
Jeanif734/
Hainef733/
Khanyf732/
Jainif731/
Aihnif731/
Anniff731/
Jhaniv731/
Haanib731/
Agnife731/
Aniffe731/
Atnnif731/
Asnidf731/
Hainib731/
Henaif731/
Chanifowa711/
Chaniev673,772/
Anib672,218/
Haneiph6772/
Anef6743/
Haneefh6717/
Aniv6716/
Onif6713/
Khaneef6711/
Aniw678/
Janniff674/
Haneefe673/
Jeannif673/
Hjaneef673/
Enif673/
Haneefz673/
Haaneef672/
Anifova672/
Channef672/
Haneeff672/
Hanneef672/
Anyf672/
Khaniph671/
Hasnaiv671/
Haineef671/
Hanaiph671/
Haneefs671/
Hanieph671/
Hannaiv671/
Hanneff671/
Hounaif671/
Jahanib671/
Hhaneef671/
Haneffe671/
Anifowa671/
Henniff670/

Hanif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hanif in the Bengali language
হানিফhanipha99.15
হানিপhanipa0.28
Hanif in the Hindi language
हनीफhanipha98.02
हनीफ़hanifa0.69
हनीपhanipa0.01
हनीफ़hanifa0
कनीजkanija0
ह़नीफ़hanifa0
हनीफ्haniph0
हनीफ़़hanifa0
Hanif in the Marathi language
हनीफhanipha69.44
खानkhana9.16
हनीपhanipa6.03
हनीफ़hanifa5.91
हानीफhanipha2.61
हानीफ़hanifa0.88
गणीgani0.3
मानीmani0.09
हाजीhaji0.09
हनीhani0.09
नाणीnani0.06
हाणीपhanipa0.06
हानीhani0.06
गनीgani0.06
आरीफ़arifa0.03
जानीjani0.03
राणीrani0.03
हादीhadi0.03
हावीhavi0.03
अनीसanisa0.03
हानीपhanipa0.03
खञीkhani0.03
हणीफ़hanifa0.03
आसीफ़asifa0.03
हनीबhaniba0.03
Hanif in the Oriya language
ହନିଫhanipha65.14
ହନିଫ୍haniph14.68
ହାନିଫhanipha11.01
ହାନିଫ୍haniph3.67
ହନିhani2.75
ହନିପhanipa0.92
Hanif in the Arabic language
شنيفshnyf-
حنيفhnyf-

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