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 most common in Yemen. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kanaf.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanaf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 242,620th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,430,119 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kanaf live; 71 percent live in West Asia and 66 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 230,167th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 1,187 people.

The last name Kanaf is most frequently occurring in Yemen, where it is held by 1,082 people, or 1 in 24,423. In Yemen Kanaf is most prevalent 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. Beside Yemen this surname exists 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
  • 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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