Kanafi Surname
Approximately 1,436 people bear this surname
Kanafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,252 | 1:105,630 | 10,834 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Malaysia | 31 | 1:951,427 | 42,969 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
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
Kanafi (Hindi: कनफी, Marathi: कानिफ) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanafi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 271,355th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,074,893 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Kanafi live; 89 percent live in Southeast Asia and 89 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 237,992nd most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 1,122 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,252 people, or 1 in 105,630. In Indonesia Kanafi is most frequent in: East Java, where 58 percent live, Central Java, where 31 percent live and Lampung, where 3 percent live. Other than Indonesia this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 9 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khanafi | 92 | 2,818 | / |
| Kannafi | 92 | 9 | / |
| Kanafei | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kanafis | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khanafie | 86 | 8 | / |
| Khasnafi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Khannafi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Khanafih | 86 | 4 | / |
| Khanafit | 86 | 2 | / |
| Khanaffi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanafa | 83 | 500 | / |
| Kanefi | 83 | 39 | / |
| Kanafe | 83 | 25 | / |
| Kenafi | 83 | 9 | / |
| Canafi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Qanafi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kanafy | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kanoufi | 77 | 442 | / |
| Khenafi | 77 | 276 | / |
| Khanefi | 77 | 25 | / |
| Kanaffa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kanafeh | 77 | 5 | / |
| Canafoi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khanafy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Konnafi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kanaphi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kahnavi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kounafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanaifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanaafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kangafe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khanafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kannafe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khanafe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanafee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kenafie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khanoufi | 71 | 386 | / |
| Khennafi | 71 | 137 | / |
| Kannoufi | 71 | 113 | / |
| Konnafis | 71 | 24 | / |
| Kangafeh | 71 | 6 | / |
| Khonafai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khanafeh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kounnafi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanafesh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khanafee | 71 | 2 | / |
| Konaffis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khonayfi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasnafer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kangaphi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanhafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canafaia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanafes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konafa | 67 | 336 | / |
| Kanhaphai | 67 | 174 | / |
| Canafe | 67 | 70 | / |
| Kenefi | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kanofa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Konefi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Khanaefeh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khannoufi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khanaifer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Canafa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kounnafis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khannafer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qanafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keanhafer | 67 | 0 | / |
Kanafi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanafi in the Hindi language | ||
| कनफी | kanaphi | - |
| Kanafi in the Marathi language | ||
| कानिफ | kanipha | - |
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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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- 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 Kanafi
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