Kanfiri Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Kanfiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanfiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Kanfiri (11) may also be a first name.

Kanfiri Last Name Facts

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

Kanfiri is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanfiri? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Kanfiri is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanfiri reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Kanfiri is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Kanfiri is most commonly used in Niger, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 1,919,202. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tillabéri Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Niger it exists in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanferi861/
Kamfiri861/
Kanfoire801/
Khanferi801/
Kanphairi75147/
Khenferi673/
Kamphiri671/
Khonferi671/
Kgamphiri637/
Khamphiri634/
Khonphiri631/
Khomphairi5948/
Khamphirai5915/
Kanphairee594/
Conferi5730/
Konfera572/
Confire570/
Camfire570/
Canfeure5330/
Conferri5323/
Komphiri531/
Confferi531/
Campfire530/
Khamphira503,289/
Kgomphiri50128/
Khomphiri5047/
Khamphuri504/

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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 Kanfiri
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