Kanfoor Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Kanfoor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanfoor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kanfoor Last Name Facts

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

Kanfoor is more frequently found in Jordan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanfoor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanfoor is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Kanfoor reside; 33 percent reside in Southern Africa and 33 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Jordan, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 8,842,437. Aside from Jordan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khanfoor931/
Kanfor926/
Kanfour864/
Khanfor864/
Kamfoor861/
Khanfour80536/
Kahnfour801/
Kanfoire801/
Kanfoure801/
Kainford800/
Konfor77906/
Kanfar77701/
Canfor7748/
Kamfor7716/
Kanfur771/
Kanforova7518/
Khanfoure751/
Kainfoure751/
Khanfar718,016/
Kamford7113/
Kamfore718/
Canford718/
Khanfur717/
Canfore716/
Canfour712/
Kanphor712/
Qanfour711/
Kainfar711/
Kanfare711/
Canfort710/
Khamfore6767/
Khanphor675/
Canfford671/
Khanfare671/
Khanffar671/
Canforth671/
Kampford670/
Cannford670/

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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 Kanfoor
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