Kanfani Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Kanfani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kanfani Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Niger171:1,128,94224,295
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443

Kanfani (716) may also be a first name.

Kanfani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanfani is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanfani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,580,327th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kanfani reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kanfani is also the 308,550th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 716 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria Kanfani is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 30 percent live, Sokoto, where 27 percent live and Yobe, where 15 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 30 percent live and Senegal, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khanfani931/
Kanfana86390/
Kanfany86280/
Kamfani86204/
Kanfeni8653/
Kanfane8610/
Konfani862/
Khanfany801/
Khanfaney751/
Canfeni715/
Kamfeni714/
Khanphanit714/
Kanfony712/
Kanfone712/
Kanfona711/
Kamphani67758/
Kanphana674/
Khonfana671/
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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 Kanfani
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