Hnifa Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Singapore

Hnifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hnifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Hnifa (879) may also be a first name.

Hnifa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hnifa (Arabic: هنيفه, Hindi: हनीफा) is held by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hnifa? popularity and diffusion

Hnifa is the 5,812,366th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Hnifa is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Hnifa are found; 64 percent are found in North Africa and 64 percent are found in Mahgreb. Hnifa is also the 274,260th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 879 people.

The surname Hnifa is most frequently occurring in Morocco, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 8,619,025. Without taking into account Morocco this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 27 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chnifa9126/
Hnifah911/
Khnifa911/
Nifa891,453/
Chnitfa83136/
Khneifa831/
Nifas80283/
Nisfa80208/
Naifa80170/
Nifah80151/
Noifa80134/
Niffa8059/
Nifaz8035/
Nifai8027/
Nifad8024/
Nifat8016/
Neifa8013/
Hnifi8012/
Hnife808/
Ngifa806/
Nifau802/
Niefa802/
Gnifa802/
Nifay802/
Nizfa801/
Nuifa801/
Nifaj801/
Niofa801/
Nnifa801/
Nifaa801/
Khneifah772/
Hneefa73148/
Naifah73105/
Nifaut7368/
Nisfea7327/
Nishfa7322/
Nuifah7314/
Naaifa739/
Neifah735/
Nuifau734/
Nifaaz734/
Hnaifi732/
Khnifi732/
Nifhat732/
Naifaa732/
Gniffa731/
Khnife731/
Nifaya731/
Noifea731/
Nisfaa731/
Naidfa731/
Naifad731/
Naifai731/
Gnuifa731/
Nifass731/
Nnifea731/
Niffah731/
Nifash731/
Nufa67636/
Nefa67179/
Nifo67115/
Nifi6795/
Nife6756/
Neifach6740/
Nishfah6719/
Njfa671/
H'Naifi671/
Naifaya671/
Nouijfa671/
Nishfaa671/
Naaifaa671/

Hnifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hnifa in the Hindi language
हनीफाhanipha-
Hnifa in the Arabic language
هنيفهhnyfh-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hnifa
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