Hanifah Surname
Approximately 31,061 people bear this surname
Hanifah 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.
Hanifah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 25,935 | 1:5,099 | 643 |
| Iran | 1,627 | 1:47,193 | 5,339 |
| Malaysia | 1,495 | 1:19,729 | 1,863 |
| United Arab Emirates | 828 | 1:11,066 | 1,385 |
| Pakistan | 335 | 1:533,265 | 8,932 |
| Syria | 297 | 1:64,987 | 2,956 |
| Kuwait | 280 | 1:13,574 | 1,857 |
| Brunei | 62 | 1:6,754 | 919 |
| Uganda | 59 | 1:661,683 | 33,952 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| United States | 24 | 1:15,102,456 | 529,929 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Hanifah (55,653) may also be a first name.
Hanifah 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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Hanifah Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Hanifah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hanifah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hanifah (Arabic: حنيفية) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hanifah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 17,791st most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 234,620 people. The last name Hanifah is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Hanifah live; 89 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 16,873rd most frequent given name internationally, held by 55,653 people.
The surname Hanifah is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 25,935 people, or 1 in 5,099. In Indonesia Hanifah is most numerous in: West Java, where 30 percent live, East Java, where 27 percent live and Central Java, where 16 percent live. Besides Indonesia this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 5 percent live and Malaysia, where 5 percent live.
Hanifah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hanifah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hanifah in the Arabic language | ||
| حنيفية | hnyfyt | - |
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