Hanifiah Surname
Approximately 208 people bear this surname
Hanifiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 150 | 1:196,628 | 11,628 |
| Indonesia | 52 | 1:2,543,254 | 149,807 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Hanifiah (58) may also be a first name.
Hanifiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hanifiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hanifiah is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hanifiah? popularity and diffusion
Hanifiah is the 1,152,132nd most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Hanifiah reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 58 people.
It is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 196,628. In Malaysia Hanifiah is most common in: Perak, where 35 percent are found, Pahang, where 21 percent are found and Johor, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Malaysia this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and Singapore, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chanifiah | 94 | 49 | / |
| Khanifiah | 94 | 8 | / |
| Hanifia | 93 | 393 | / |
| Anifiah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hanifiha | 88 | 2 | / |
| Henifiah | 88 | 2 | / |
| Anifia | 86 | 13 | / |
| Haniphiah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hanufia | 80 | 5 | / |
| Anisfia | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hanifya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hanefia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Henifia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ganefiah | 75 | 25 | / |
| Haneefia | 75 | 19 | / |
| Chenaifia | 71 | 266 | / |
| Anufia | 71 | 6 | / |
| Onifia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Anefia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Anifio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hanefio | 67 | 75 | / |
| Ganefia | 67 | 70 | / |
| Aniefio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anesfia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ainufia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hognifio | 63 | 8 | / |
| Haneefya | 63 | 2 | / |
| Hanifjoo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Haneefyaa | 59 | 19 | / |
| Anefio | 57 | 3 | / |
| Améfia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gonifio | 53 | 2 | / |
| Eniefio | 53 | 1 | / |
| Aneefya | 53 | 1 | / |
| Onefias | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Hanifiah
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