Kanafa Surname

616,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kanafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland4471:85,03113,148
Niger271:710,81516,981
England61:9,286,343223,652
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kanafa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanafa is held by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanafa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 616,129th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,575,092 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Kanafa are found; 89 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 89 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Poland, where it is held by 447 people, or 1 in 85,031. Not including Poland this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 5 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Kanafa
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