Kanaf Surname
Approximately 1,645 people bear this surname
Kanaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 1,082 | 1:24,423 | 2,459 |
| Indonesia | 455 | 1:290,658 | 25,966 |
| Iraq | 52 | 1:673,493 | 9,953 |
| Israel | 35 | 1:244,504 | 22,492 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kanaf (1,187) may also be a first name.
Kanaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanaf (Marathi: कनफ) occurs more in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanaf? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanaf is the 242,620th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,430,119 people. Kanaf occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kanaf reside; 71 percent reside in West Asia and 66 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Kanaf is also the 230,167th most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 1,187 people.
The last name Kanaf is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is held by 1,082 people, or 1 in 24,423. In Yemen it is mostly concentrated in: Al Jawf Governorate, where 30 percent reside, 'Amran Governorate, where 24 percent reside and Sa'dah Governorate, where 17 percent reside. Not including Yemen this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 28 percent reside and Iraq, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanaf in the Marathi language | ||
| कनफ | kanapha | 88.89 |
| कनप | kanapa | 11.11 |
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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 Kanaf
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