Kanaf Surname

242,620th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Kanaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1,0821:24,4232,459
Indonesia4551:290,65825,966
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Israel351:244,50422,492
India111:69,733,217610,955
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

The last name Kanaf (Marathi: कनफ) is more commonly found in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanaf is the 242,620th most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,430,119 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kanaf are found; 71 percent are found in West Asia and 66 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 230,167th most widely held given name on earth It is held by 1,187 people.

The surname Kanaf is most common in Yemen, where it is borne by 1,082 people, or 1 in 24,423. In Yemen Kanaf is most frequent in: Al Jawf Governorate, where 30 percent are found, 'Amran Governorate, where 24 percent are found and Sa'dah Governorate, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Yemen it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 28 percent are found and Iraq, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanafe9125/
Kanauf9114/
Khanaf918/
Kaanaf915/
Kanaif915/
Kangaf914/
Kannaf913/
Kainaf911/
Kanafz911/
Khanaif8342/
Khanasf835/
Khannaf832/
Kannafe831/
Kanauff831/
Khanafe831/
Khanapf831/
Kanaw80364/
Kanav8081/
Kenaf8070/
Kanof8036/
Canaf8032/
Qanaf801/
Kanowa731,544/
Kanova731,299/
Kanoff73648/
Khenaf73525/
Kannav73415/
Kanhav73216/
Kangav73188/
Canaff73150/
Kanopf73124/
Canafe7370/
Khanav7329/
Kannof7316/
Kanouf7316/
Kannaw739/
Khanof738/
Khonaf735/
Kanaub734/
Kanaph734/
Kenaif732/
Kagnaw731/
Kenauf731/
Kaneav731/
Konafe731/
Kaneuf731/
Khanaw731/
Kanaiv731/
Kanotf731/
Cagnaf731/
Kanauw730/
Khanova677,452/
Kaynova671,283/
Kaunova671,010/
Khanouf67362/
Kanouff67354/
Kainova67297/
Kannouf67296/
Khennaf67117/
Khanaph6746/
Kasnoff6732/
Keinauf6727/
Kangova6723/
Kagnoff6722/
Khanowa6718/
Kannova6710/
Kaanova678/
Kajnova675/
Kamneaw674/
Khanoff674/
Kainoff673/
Khangav673/
Kannauv672/
Kanngaw672/
Kaanoff672/
Kanopfe671/
Cannauf671/
Khannav671/
Kahanof671/
Khaneuf671/
Kanhova671/
Kanopff671/
Canasfe671/
Gkanova671/
Kanoufe671/
Kanoiff671/
Kainaiv671/
Kaunoff671/
Cannaff670/
Kanooff670/
Kanahaw670/

Kanaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanaf in the Marathi language
कनफkanapha88.89
कनपkanapa11.11

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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
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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 Kanaf
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