Haniff Surname

78,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Guyana

Haniff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Haniff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,4621:14,2332,024
South Africa1,1581:46,7865,956
Malaysia1,0931:26,9852,378
Guyana7931:961140
United States6821:531,46544,211
Canada3381:109,01111,697
Trinidad and Tobago2751:4,960802
Singapore1161:47,4801,839
England1081:515,90832,533
Suriname641:8,6352,172
India421:18,263,461278,402
Pakistan351:5,104,11132,876
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines51:22,532985
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Haniff (1,624) may also be a first name.

Haniff Last Name Facts

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

Haniff (Hindi: हनीफ, Marathi: हनीफ) is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Haniff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Haniff is the 78,111th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,164,889 people. The last name Haniff occurs mostly in Asia, where 44 percent of Haniff are found; 25 percent are found in South Asia and 24 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 191,561st most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 1,624 people.

It is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,462 people, or 1 in 14,233. Outside of Sri Lanka this surname exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 19 percent reside and Malaysia, where 17 percent reside.

Haniff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Haniff has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Haniff surname expanded 2,160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Haniff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Haniff last name are 29.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 82.69% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Haniff earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 5.72% less than the national average, earning R 224,052 per year; in United States they earn 17.13% more than the national average, earning $50,541 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.09% more than the national average, earning $55,193 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanniff9236/
Hanieff9220/
Haniffe9219/
Hanisff921/
Hanif91426,527/
Aniff911,331/
Hanniffe860/
Hanief834,416/
Khanif832,276/
Chanif83425/
Hanife83255/
Heniff83223/
Hanifs83201/
Haneif83131/
Hannif83127/
Hanaif8371/
Haneff8329/
Hainif8310/
Janiff836/
Ahanif836/
Haanif836/
Hanifh835/
Ganiff834/
Haniof833/
Hasnif832/
Hanijf832/
Hanisf832/
Hanhif832/
Anniff831/
Hhanif831/
Hjanif831/
Hanihf831/
Aniffe831/
Anif802,478/
Hanifsh77336/
Khanaif7742/
Khanife7734/
Chanief7711/
Janniff774/
Haneeff772/
Hanneff771/
Hannife771/
Hanifch771/
Haneffe771/
Hainijf771/
Jhannif771/
Chanife770/
Henniff770/
Janif73761/
Hanef73379/
Hanib73322/
Ganif73265/
Hanyf73142/
Anief73125/
Anife7366/
Aneff7325/
Haniv7318/
Henif7317/
Ahnif7316/
Annif7310/
Anaif737/
Aanif737/
Asnif734/
Aynif734/
Aniof732/
Hanjf732/
Anoif732/
Honif731/
Eniff731/
Ainif731/
Anhif731/
Hanifova714/
Chamneff711/
Haneef67279,644/
Haniph671,416/
Hanoiw671,012/
Ganeff67163/
Chanib6727/
Hanefe6727/
Khonif6726/
Annief6722/
Jannif6719/
Khaniw6717/
Janeff6713/
Haneaf6711/
Haniev6710/
Hanibh6710/
Chaniv677/
Haynef676/
Chanef676/
Eaneff675/
Hannef675/
Khanef675/
Hounif675/
Honeff674/
Jeanif674/
Joniff673/
Hainef673/
Khanyf672/
Jainif671/
Aihnif671/
Anneff671/
Aneeff671/
Jhaniv671/
Haanib671/
Agnife671/
Atnnif671/
Asnidf671/
Chanifowa671/
Hainib671/
Henaif671/
Goniff670/
Heneff670/

Haniff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Haniff in the Hindi language
हनीफhanipha-
Haniff in the Marathi language
हनीफhanipha-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Haniff
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