Henif Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Henif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Henif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Henif (58) may also be a first name.

Henif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Henif is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Henif? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 47 percent of Henif reside; 29 percent reside in Central Africa and 29 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most common forename worldwide. It is borne by 58 people.

The surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent are found and Pakistan, where 24 percent are found.

Henif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Henif has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Henif surname rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heniff91223/
Khenif914/
Chenif913/
Henaif911/
Henife911/
Enif893/
Chenaif83168/
Khennif832/
Chenief832/
Chennif831/
Henniff830/
Hanif80426,527/
Enife80130/
Ahnif8016/
Hinif8015/
Ennif8014/
Jenif804/
Eniff801/
Honif801/
Haniff736,256/
Hanief734,416/
Chenib73272/
Haneif73131/
Hannif73127/
Hanaif7371/
Kheniv7343/
Enaife7340/
Enuife7332/
Jennif7320/
Geneif7317/
Hainif7310/
Genaif739/
Chenef738/
Henefe736/
Haanif736/
Ahanif736/
Khenef735/
Hanifh735/
Jeanif734/
Jhenef733/
Hanijf732/
Heneef732/
Hanhif732/
Eneife731/
Esnife731/
Hanihf731/
Aihnif731/
Hhanif731/
Eennif731/
Henniw731/
Hesnef731/
Cheniv731/
Hoenef730/
Heneff730/
Anif672,478/
Chennib67287/
Enef6764/
Enib6755/
Heneffe6748/
Inif6740/
Hanniff6736/
Hanieff6720/
Onif6713/
Jhenyff673/
Cheniev673/
Jeannif673/
Jhennef672/
Chinnif671/
Hoeneff671/
Chennef671/
Hemneft671/
Hainijf671/
Chenefe671/
Chenaib671/
Enyf671/

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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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  • 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 Henif
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