Kanefa Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kanefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Kanefa (11) may also be a first name.

Kanefa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanefa has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanefa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 86 percent of Kanefa reside; 86 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 79 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Kanefa is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 55 percent are found and National Capital District, where 45 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 14 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaneefa921/
Khaneefa8633/
Kannefaß8614/
Kanafa83500/
Kanifa83106/
Kanefi8339/
Kanofa8320/
Konefa838/
Kanefo835/
Kenefa832/
Canefa831/
Kanefe831/
Khaneefaa801/
Kanifah77458/
Konefat77210/
Khanifa77162/
Khanefi7725/
Kanaffa7710/
Kannefo774/
Ckanifa774/
Khanyfa773/
Kaneffo772/
Kanaifa771/
Kanaafa771/
Khanafa771/
Kenhefa771/
Khanifah713,663/
Kanneffo715/
Khanefer711/
Cannefay711/
Khanhafa711/
Kenifa671,074/
Kanife67545/
Konafa67336/
Konofa6773/
Kenofa6737/
Canifa6735/
Canefe6728/
Konifa6727/
Kanifi6722/
Konefe6718/
Konefi679/
Kenafa677/
Khaniffah675/
Canafa673/
Kanafo672/
Qanafa671/
Kanofo671/
Cañefa671/

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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 Kanefa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis