Hnif Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Hnif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hnif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India371:20,731,497300,213
Pakistan301:5,954,79635,971
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hnif (40) may also be a first name.

Hnif Last Name Facts

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

Hnif (Hindi: हनीफ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hnif? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,293,424th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. Hnif is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Hnif reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 52 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,614,485th most common given name throughout the world, held by 40 people.

It is most common in India, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 20,731,497. In India Hnif is primarily concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 92 percent live, Bihar, where 3 percent live and Jammu and Kashmir, where 3 percent live. Not including India this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 43 percent live and Morocco, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hnaif8916/
Hneif8914/
Hnife898/
Khnif896/
Hhnif891/
Nif8688/
Khneif809/
Chnaif806/
Chneif802/
Khnife801/
H'Neif801/
Naif7510,574/
Nief75554/
Neif75246/
Niof7556/
Nife7556/
Nisf7532/
Niff7521/
Nitf7511/
Nift753/
Noif752/
Nifs752/
Nihf752/
Nhif752/
Ngif751/
Nnif751/
Nipf751/
Niwf751/
Nuif751/
Nizf751/
Nifh751/
Gnif751/
Naife6712,596/
Neiff67428/
Hneef67216/
Naiff67214/
Neife67158/
Khnef67110/
Naaif6744/
Hneib6726/
Niffe6716/
Hnaib678/
Neift677/
Chnib675/
Gnife672/
Hniph672/
Noisf671/
Hneaf671/
Nhaif671/
Niohf671/
Nishf671/
Naifs671/
Nieff671/
Nissf671/
Hneff671/
Neifs670/
Niffs670/
Jniff670/

Hnif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hnif in the Hindi language
हनीफhanipha91.3
ह्नीफ़hnifa4.35
ह्नीफ़hnifa4.35

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Hnif
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis