Kanafane Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Kanafane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 182 | 1:105,451 | 4,281 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
Kanafane (40) may also be a first name.
Kanafane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanafane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanafane has its highest incidence in Niger. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanafane? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,222,957th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. The last name Kanafane is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kanafane are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 40 people.
Kanafane is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 105,451. In Niger Kanafane is most common in: Agadez Region, where 47 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 35 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 18 percent reside. Not including Niger this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanafan | 93 | 171 | / |
| Kanafani | 88 | 1,652 | / |
| Kanafany | 88 | 86 | / |
| Kanafana | 88 | 63 | / |
| Khanafan | 88 | 8 | / |
| Kanafoune | 82 | 9 | / |
| Khanafani | 82 | 3 | / |
| Konafan | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kanafon | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kanaffoune | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kanaphan | 75 | 20 | / |
| Kanafoun | 75 | 16 | / |
| Canafani | 75 | 12 | / |
| Konafana | 75 | 3 | / |
| Konofane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khanaphan | 71 | 924 | / |
| Kanhaphan | 71 | 73 | / |
| Kannaphan | 71 | 68 | / |
| Kanhaphanh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khanaphant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanafom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konafon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanaphatem | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kanafane
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