Kanfiri Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Kanfiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanferi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kamfiri | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanfoire | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khanferi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanphairi | 75 | 147 | / |
| Khenferi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kamphiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khonferi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgamphiri | 63 | 7 | / |
| Khamphiri | 63 | 4 | / |
| Khonphiri | 63 | 1 | / |
| Khomphairi | 59 | 48 | / |
| Khamphirai | 59 | 15 | / |
| Kanphairee | 59 | 4 | / |
| Conferi | 57 | 30 | / |
| Konfera | 57 | 2 | / |
| Confire | 57 | 0 | / |
| Camfire | 57 | 0 | / |
| Canfeure | 53 | 30 | / |
| Conferri | 53 | 23 | / |
| Komphiri | 53 | 1 | / |
| Confferi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Campfire | 53 | 0 | / |
| Khamphira | 50 | 3,289 | / |
| Kgomphiri | 50 | 128 | / |
| Khomphiri | 50 | 47 | / |
| Khamphuri | 50 | 4 | / |
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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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