Kanfi Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Niger

Kanfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran691:1,112,79049,471
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Niger251:767,68117,983
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kanfi (54) may also be a first name.

Kanfi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanfi is found most in Iran. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanfi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanfi is the 1,409,418th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. Kanfi is predominantly found in Asia, where 47 percent of Kanfi live; 45 percent live in South Asia and 45 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Kanfi is also the 1,350,955th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 54 people.

The last name Kanfi is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 1,112,790. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 55 percent reside, Gilan Province, where 35 percent reside and Ilam Province, where 4 percent reside. Besides Iran this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Kanfi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kanfi earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 28.79% more than the national average, earning $55,573 USD per year and in Canada they earn 55.37% more than the national average, earning $77,194 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khanfi9116/
Kanfei913/
Kanfio912/
Kahnfi911/
Khanfis8318/
Khanfai8315/
Khanfoi831/
Kanfa8080/
Konfi8025/
Kamfi8015/
Canfi8011/
Kanfe8010/
Kanfy801/
Khanfaiz771/
Kanfeh73400/
Konfai73225/
Kanfed7347/
Khanfa7346/
Kainfa7327/
Keanfe7318/
Kanfee7312/
Khenfi7312/
Kamfoi736/
Konfie733/
Kounfi732/
Khonfi732/
Konffi731/
Kaimfi731/
Kamfai730/
Kanphai673,671/
Kanfesh67494/
Khamfoi67309/
Khounfi67273/
Khamfai6773/
Kaunfer6740/
Konfisz6724/
Khanphi672/
Kanffer672/
Koonfei671/
Koonfai671/
Canffid671/
Khuinfi670/

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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 Kanfi
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