Haniffa Surname
Approximately 10,406 people bear this surname
Haniffa 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.
Haniffa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 8,698 | 1:2,392 | 319 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| Malaysia | 404 | 1:73,006 | 5,267 |
| Qatar | 315 | 1:7,486 | 808 |
| Indonesia | 222 | 1:595,717 | 47,390 |
| United Arab Emirates | 96 | 1:95,440 | 8,441 |
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Guyana | 2 | 1:381,110 | 13,532 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
Haniffa (1,324) may also be a first name.
Haniffa 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 Haniffa Salary in
United States
$97,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Haniffa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Haniffa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Haniffa (Hindi: हनिफ्फा) is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Haniffa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 49,436th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 700,322 people. The last name Haniffa is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Haniffa live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 84 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Haniffa is also the 215,937th most common first name in the world, held by 1,324 people.
The last name Haniffa is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 8,698 people, or 1 in 2,392. Outside of Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent live and Malaysia, where 4 percent live.
Haniffa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Haniffa surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.
The amount Haniffa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.94% less than the national average, earning 245,930 kr per year; in United States they earn 126.25% more than the national average, earning $97,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.44% more than the national average, earning $59,838 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Haniffa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Haniffa in the Hindi language | ||
| हनिफ्फा | haniphpha | - |
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Footnotes
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