Kanf Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Togo

Kanf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Kanf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanf (Arabic: كنف, Russian: Канф) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 38 percent of Kanf reside; 25 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 25 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Kanf is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 28,824,611. In Russia it is most common in: Saint Petersburg, where 60 percent reside, Moscow, where 20 percent reside and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 20 percent reside. Beside Russia this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khanf8947/
Kanfe8910/
Kanpf895/
Kanff892/
Keanf891/
Kainf891/
Keanfe8018/
Kanpff802/
Khainf801/
Kahanf801/
Kanw75159/
Kamf75104/
Kanv7568/
Konf7519/
Canf751/
Qanf751/
Konfe6724,983/
Kampf674,591/
Khamf67415/
Kanbh67179/
Khanv6721/
Kanph6710/
Kamfe679/
Khanw679/
Kanhb675/
Kaunv674/
Konpf673/
Koonf672/
Canfz672/
Kanhw672/
Konff671/
Keanb671/
Kaumf670/
Kamff670/
Kamfh670/

Kanf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanf in the Russian language
Канфkanf-
Kanf in the Arabic language
كنفknf-

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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 Kanf
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