Hanifa Surname
Approximately 25,484 people bear this surname
Hanifa 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.
Hanifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 5,194 | 1:34,394 | 1,615 |
| Indonesia | 3,716 | 1:35,589 | 4,152 |
| India | 3,159 | 1:242,819 | 14,148 |
| Bangladesh | 3,154 | 1:50,525 | 2,770 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,485 | 1:8,374 | 1,222 |
| Iran | 1,747 | 1:43,951 | 5,023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,153 | 1:26,761 | 3,711 |
| Jordan | 936 | 1:9,447 | 1,755 |
| Egypt | 671 | 1:137,013 | 10,788 |
| United Arab Emirates | 634 | 1:14,452 | 1,771 |
| Syria | 518 | 1:37,261 | 2,261 |
| Malaysia | 386 | 1:76,410 | 5,453 |
| Morocco | 341 | 1:101,103 | 17,469 |
| Qatar | 256 | 1:9,211 | 1,005 |
| Uganda | 213 | 1:183,283 | 15,165 |
| Afghanistan | 137 | 1:234,695 | 4,106 |
| Palestine | 127 | 1:35,818 | 4,381 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Niger | 93 | 1:206,366 | 6,908 |
| England | 65 | 1:857,201 | 45,134 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Israel | 34 | 1:251,695 | 22,987 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Kenya | 23 | 1:2,007,822 | 36,224 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Djibouti | 9 | 1:101,659 | 734 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
The alternate forms: Hanifâ (1) are calculated separately.
Hanifa (357,211) may also be a first name.
Hanifa 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 Hanifa Salary in
United States
$52,054 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hanifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hanifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hanifa (Arabic: حنيفي, Bengali: হানিফা, Hindi: हनीफा, Marathi: हनीफा, Oriya: ହନିଫା) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Hanifâ. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hanifa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 21,390th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 285,966 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Hanifa are found; 62 percent are found in South Asia and 40 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,917th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 357,211 people.
The last name Hanifa is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 5,194 people, or 1 in 34,394. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 38 percent live, Balochistan, where 22 percent live and Punjab, where 21 percent live. Barring Pakistan Hanifa occurs in 66 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.
Hanifa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Hanifa are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.
The amount Hanifa earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 20.64% more than the national average, earning $52,054 USD per year and in Canada they earn 99.98% more than the national average, earning $99,355 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hanifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hanifa in the Bengali language | ||
| হানিফা | hanipha | - |
| Hanifa in the Hindi language | ||
| हनीफा | hanipha | 97.01 |
| हनिफा | hanipha | 2.27 |
| हनीफ़ा | hanifa | 0.49 |
| हानिफा | hanipha | 0.1 |
| हनीफ | hanipha | 0.08 |
| हानीफा | hanipha | 0.02 |
| हनीपा | hanipa | 0.01 |
| हनीफा़ | hanipha | 0.01 |
| हनीफाा | haniphaa | 0.01 |
| Hanifa in the Oriya language | ||
| ହନିଫା | hanipha | 89.74 |
| ହାନିଫା | hanipha | 7.69 |
| ହାନୀଫା | hanipha | 2.56 |
| Hanifa in the Marathi language | ||
| हनीफा | hanipha | 82.7 |
| हानीफा | hanipha | 12.54 |
| हनीफ | hanipha | 2.17 |
| हानीफ | hanipha | 0.18 |
| हणीफा | hanipha | 0.12 |
| हैदर | haidara | 0.12 |
| हनीफ़ा | hanifa | 0.12 |
| हनीपा | hanipa | 0.06 |
| खानम | khanama | 0.06 |
| हनीकाबी | hanikabi | 0.06 |
| हािनफ़ा | hainafa | 0.06 |
| हनफा | hanapha | 0.06 |
| हािनपा | hainapa | 0.06 |
| हानीकाबी | hanikabi | 0.06 |
| हािकम | haikama | 0.06 |
| हाणीफा | hanipha | 0.06 |
| Hanifa in the Arabic language | ||
| حنيفي | hnyfy | - |
| حنيفا | hnyfa | - |
| حنيفة | hnyft | - |
| حنيفه | hnyfh | - |
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