Kanef Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Algeria

Kanef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Kanef (22) may also be a first name.

Kanef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanef (Russian: Канеф) is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanef? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanef is the 3,665,662nd most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Kanef is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Kanef are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 22 people.

Kanef is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 44 percent live, Massachusetts, where 28 percent live and New Jersey, where 17 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Algeria, where 10 percent live.

Kanef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kanef surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Kanef earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.63% more than the national average, earning $58,953 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaneff91211/
Kaneft9119/
Khanef915/
Kaneef915/
Kaneuf911/
Kanefe911/
Kaanef911/
Kannef911/
Khaneft8312/
Khanief8312/
Khaneef8311/
Kanieff838/
Kanheff831/
Khaneuf831/
Kanneff830/
Kanev8010,383/
Kenef80258/
Kanif80159/
Kanew8025/
Canef8014/
Konef806/
Kanefsch771/
Kaneva7313,986/
Kamnev733,523/
Khanif732,276/
Kaneev731,076/
Kaniev73676/
Kanife73545/
Kaaneb73243/
Caneff73123/
Kaniff7375/
Koneff7367/
Kaunev7336/
Canefe7328/
Konefe7318/
Kangev7315/
Katnev7315/
Khanew736/
Khanev736/
Kanaif735/
Khenef735/
Kaanev734/
Kamnew733/
Khanyf732/
Keneff732/
Kaenev732/
Kanhev731/
Kaneiv731/
Kasnev731/
Kasnew731/
Kanheb731/
Kaneew731/
Kaneav731/
Kounef731/
Kanevs731/
Kaineb731/
Kahnif731/
Canepf730/
Khaniev67560/
Khaneev67217/
Khaneew6799/
Kauneva6742/
Khanaif6742/
Khanife6734/
Kayniev6718/
Khaneva6713/
Kanniev675/
Kangeew674/
Kamneev674/
Kamneaw674/
Konneuf673/
Kamnevs672/
Kannyfe672/
Khanifs672/
Kanniff672/
Khasnev671/
Kanneva671/
Kanoiff671/
Kaangev671/
Kahneva671/
Khanifz671/
Kaneejw671/
Canneff670/
Keneiff670/
Canneft670/
Kaniffe670/
Caneffe670/

Kanef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanef in the Russian language
Канефkanef-

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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 Kanef
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