Kanafani Surname
Approximately 1,652 people bear this surname
Kanafani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| Lebanon | 368 | 1:15,318 | 2,070 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| United States | 129 | 1:2,809,759 | 166,838 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Syria | 62 | 1:311,307 | 4,547 |
| Jordan | 42 | 1:210,534 | 9,639 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Indonesia | 38 | 1:3,480,242 | 186,493 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| Venezuela | 20 | 1:1,510,204 | 20,059 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Yemen | 8 | 1:3,303,162 | 16,088 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Palestine | 6 | 1:758,142 | 14,544 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
Kanafani (23) may also be a first name.
Kanafani Demographics
Kanafani Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Kanafani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanafani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanafani (Arabic: كنفاني) is found in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanafani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 241,779th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,411,347 people. The last name Kanafani is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Kanafani are found; 71 percent are found in West Asia and 42 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Kanafani is also the 2,239,265th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 23 people.
The last name Kanafani is most widely held in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 477 people, or 1 in 64,687. Aside from Saudi Arabia this surname exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 22 percent are found and Egypt, where 9 percent are found.
Kanafani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kanafani last name is principally Sunni (97%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Kanafani are 18.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kanafani earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 22.84% less than the national average, earning $33,293 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.3% more than the national average, earning $71,695 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanafani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanafani in the Arabic language | ||
| كنفاني | knfany | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Kanafani
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis