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
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
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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