Kanfal Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Kanfal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanfal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kanfal Last Name Facts

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

Kanfal (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻧﻔﺎﻝ) has its highest incidence in Algeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanfal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Kanfal are found; 25 percent are found in Central Africa and 25 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

Kanfal is most numerous in Algeria, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 38,631,551. Excluding Algeria Kanfal occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and Mauritania, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanfale925/
Kanfall924/
Kanffalt860/
Konfal8351/
Canfal831/
Kannfasil801/
Canfall7719/
Kanfold772/
Kanphal772/
Kanfhold710/
Konfál6775/
Konfalová6757/
Confal6740/
Kamfaitel671/
Konfał671/

Kanfal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanfal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﻧﻔﺎﻝkwnfal-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanfal
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