Kanafi Surname

271,355th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,436 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Kanafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,2521:105,63010,834
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kanafi (1,122) may also be a first name.

Kanafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanafi (Hindi: कनफी, Marathi: कानिफ) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanafi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 271,355th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,074,893 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Kanafi are found; 89 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 89 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kanafi is also the 237,992nd most widely held first name on earth, borne by 1,122 people.

The last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,252 people, or 1 in 105,630. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Java, where 58 percent are found, Central Java, where 31 percent are found and Lampung, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 9 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanafi in the Hindi language
कनफीkanaphi-
Kanafi in the Marathi language
कानिफkanipha-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanafi
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