Kanifa Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Kanifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 43 | 1:907,890 | 40,955 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kanifa (3,945) may also be a first name.
Kanifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanifa (Arabic: كانيفه, Hindi: कनीफा, Marathi: कानीफा) occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanifa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,785,358th most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Kanifa are found; 42 percent are found in East Africa and 39 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kanifa is also the 111,386th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 3,945 people.
This last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 907,890. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Mayuge District, where 21 percent live, Budaka District, where 16 percent live and Isingiro District, where 7 percent live. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanifah | 92 | 458 | / |
| Khanifa | 92 | 162 | / |
| Ckanifa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kanaifa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khanifah | 86 | 3,663 | / |
| Kenifa | 83 | 1,074 | / |
| Kanife | 83 | 545 | / |
| Kanufa | 83 | 50 | / |
| Canifa | 83 | 35 | / |
| Konifa | 83 | 27 | / |
| Kanifi | 83 | 22 | / |
| Kanefa | 83 | 14 | / |
| Khaniffah | 80 | 5 | / |
| Konifah | 77 | 225 | / |
| Khanifi | 77 | 135 | / |
| Khanife | 77 | 34 | / |
| Khonifa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Khanyfa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kanifes | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kenifah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khanify | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanipha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaneefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khenifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaniffy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaniffe | 77 | 0 | / |
| Khonifah | 71 | 152 | / |
| Khaneefa | 71 | 33 | / |
| Kannipha | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kannefaß | 71 | 14 | / |
| Khanifis | 71 | 3 | / |
| Konifo | 67 | 68 | / |
| Kanefi | 67 | 39 | / |
| Konefa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kanefo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khanaifer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kenefa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kenifo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khanifiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaneefaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanniffi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canufa | 67 | 0 | / |
Kanifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanifa in the Marathi language | ||
| कानीफा | kanipha | - |
| Kanifa in the Hindi language | ||
| कनीफा | kanipha | 75 |
| कनिफा | kanipha | 25 |
| Kanifa in the Arabic language | ||
| كانيفه | kanyfh | - |
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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
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- 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 Kanifa
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