Kanfeni Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Kanfeni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 42 | 1:456,953 | 12,306 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
Kanfeni (43) may also be a first name.
Kanfeni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanfeni Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanfeni is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanfeni? popularity and diffusion
Kanfeni is the 2,661,929th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanfeni live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 43 people.
The last name is most common in Niger, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 456,953. In Niger it is most common in: Tillabéri Region, where 93 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 2 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Niger this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 21 percent reside.
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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 Kanfeni
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