Hanifah Surname

17,791st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia25,9351:5,099643
Iran1,6271:47,1935,339
Malaysia1,4951:19,7291,863
United Arab Emirates8281:11,0661,385
Pakistan3351:533,2658,932
Syria2971:64,9872,956
Kuwait2801:13,5741,857
Brunei621:6,754919
Uganda591:661,68333,952
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Singapore261:211,83510,313
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England21:27,859,030389,889
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Macau11:601,6301,582
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

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.

- waqqashanafi

Hanifah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hanifah (Arabic: حنيفية) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hanifah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hanifah is the 17,791st most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 234,620 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Hanifah are found; 89 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 88 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Hanifah is also the 16,873rd most frequently used forename globally. It is borne by 55,653 people.

The surname Hanifah is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 25,935 people, or 1 in 5,099. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: West Java, where 30 percent are found, East Java, where 27 percent are found and Central Java, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 5 percent are found and Malaysia, where 5 percent are found.

Hanifah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chanifah931,870/
Haniffah93108/
Hannifah9350/
Haniefah9310/
Haenifah937/
Hanaifah937/
Hanifaah934/
Hanifaha931/
Hanifa9225,484/
Anifah925,051/
Chaniffah889/
Khaniffah885/
Haniffath881/
Haniffa8610,406/
Khanifa86162/
Chanifa8667/
Honifah8630/
Hanivah8628/
Hanyfah8624/
Annifah8615/
Hanifat8613/
Haniefa8613/
Hanefah8612/
Hanifaa8610/
Hannifa867/
Hanaifa867/
Aanifah866/
Hasnifa865/
Hanifha864/
Hanifai864/
Hanuifa861/
Hanifaz861/
Hanhifa861/
Hanifay861/
Hanifas861/
Hanifoh861/
Anifa8312,719/
Chonifah8036/
Chanisfa8016/
Haniphah809/
Haneffah801/
Hanniffa801/
Heniffah801/
Hannifau800/
Hannifay800/
Hanufa773,310/
Hanefa77302/
Anifat77148/
Annifa77129/
Enifah7745/
Henifa7743/
Janifa7724/
Hanifo7723/
Ganifa7719/
Anivah7717/
Anufah7714/
Honifa7713/
Anisfa779/
Onifah778/
Aniffa778/
Asnifa777/
Anoifa775/
Anifoh774/
Anifaa773/
Agnifa772/
Anefah772/
Anifai772/
Hanifâ771/
Aniefa771/
Anifaz771/
Anifoa771/
Anaifa771/
Hannifass750/
Hannifaut750/
Haneefa7116,390/
Hanipha7127/
Ganiofa7114/
Johnifa7114/
Chonifa7113/
Hanifey7113/
Khonifa717/
Angifai717/
Hounifa714/
Ohunifa713/
Khanyfa713/
Jannifa712/
Hanifayova711/
Hannefa711/
Anifast711/
Hanyfai711/
Anifoch711/
Haneffa711/
Hangefa711/
Anufa67902/
Chennifa67137/
Onifa67134/
Anefa67120/
Haneefaa67114/
Haniphat6798/
Haniphas6733/
Khaneefa6733/
Anifo6725/
Anyfa6710/
Enifa679/
Hannifey676/
Haneefat672/
Haneefap671/
Changifo671/
Hounaifa671/
Jeannifa671/
Hanneefa671/
Anhfa671/
Chanifot671/
Chhanufa671/
Onniefah671/

Hanifah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hanifah in the Arabic language
حنيفيةhnyfyt-

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