Kanafin Surname

309,763rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Kanafin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanafin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan9371:18,8712,724
Russia2701:533,78948,476
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kanafin Last Name Facts

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

Kanafin (Russian: Канафин) occurs more in Kazakhstan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanafin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 309,763rd most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,988,123 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Kanafin live; 76 percent live in Central Asia and 76 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

The last name is most frequent in Kazakhstan, where it is carried by 937 people, or 1 in 18,871. In Kazakhstan Kanafin is primarily found in: Astana, where 25 percent reside, Karaganda Region, where 18 percent reside and Kyzylorda Region, where 16 percent reside. Not including Kazakhstan it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 22 percent reside and Belarus, where 0 percent reside.

Kanafin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (97%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those holding the Kanafin surname are 15.3% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 62.07% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanafina931,472/
Khanafin93338/
Kagnafin931/
Kanafn921/
Khanafina88319/
Kanafyn864/
Kenafin860/
Kanafinova827/
Kannefin801/
Kanafyna801/
Canaifin800/
Cannaffin750/
Canofin717/
Konofin711/
Kanaphim671/
Kanhaphim634/
Kanaphaen631/
Kangophin631/
Kanhoffen631/
Konofinova592/

Kanafin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanafin in the Russian language
Канафинkanafin-

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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 Kanafin
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