Hanifia Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Hanifia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hanifia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan3211:556,5239,152
Afghanistan341:945,6829,218
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Algeria121:3,219,29645,820
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Hanifia (406) may also be a first name.

Hanifia Last Name Facts

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

Hanifia is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hanifia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 735,823rd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,543,374 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Hanifia live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Hanifia is also the 427,982nd most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 406 people.

The last name Hanifia is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 321 people, or 1 in 556,523. In Pakistan Hanifia is most common in: Balochistan, where 95 percent live, Sindh, where 2 percent live and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 2 percent live. Aside from Pakistan this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 9 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanifiah93208/
Hanifiha932/
Anifia9213/
Chanifiah8849/
Khanifiah888/
Hanufia865/
Anisfia863/
Hanifya862/
Hanefia862/
Anifiah861/
Henifia861/
Haneefia8019/
Henifiah802/
Anufia776/
Onifia773/
Anefia772/
Anifio771/
Haniphiah751/
Hanefio7175/
Ganefia7170/
Aniefio712/
Ainufia711/
Anesfia711/
Ganefiah6725/
Hognifio678/
Haneefya672/
Hanifjoo671/
Haneefyaa6319/
Anefio623/
Améfia621/
Gonifio572/
Onefias571/
Aneefya571/
Eniefio571/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Hanifia
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