Hanifian Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Hanifian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hanifian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1771:433,80027,084
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Hanifian (83) may also be a first name.

Hanifian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hanifian is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hanifian? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,257,535th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Hanifian live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Hanifian is also the 1,052,971st most frequent forename internationally It is held by 83 people.

The surname Hanifian is most commonly used in Iran, where it is borne by 177 people, or 1 in 433,800. In Iran Hanifian is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 34 percent reside, East Azerbaijan Province, where 14 percent reside and Kermanshah Province, where 13 percent reside. Besides Iran this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 3 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khanifian941/
Anifian931/
Honifian882/
Aniefian882/
Aniefion7518/
Anifiong759/
Anifeion751/
Aneifion751/
Aniffion751/
Aniffiong719/
Anieffion711/
Aneiffiong671/
Anefion671/
Anefiong6316/
Anifeong631/
Aneffiong5931/
Annefiong591/
Ainefionk591/
Enefion538/

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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 Hanifian
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