Kanifah Surname

657,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Kanifah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanifah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4561:290,02025,924
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kanifah (1,196) may also be a first name.

Kanifah Last Name Facts

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

Kanifah is most common in Indonesia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanifah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 657,184th most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,911,672 people. Kanifah is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kanifah reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 100 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kanifah is also the 229,161st most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,196 people.

The last name Kanifah is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 456 people, or 1 in 290,020. In Indonesia Kanifah is primarily concentrated in: East Java, where 50 percent reside, Central Java, where 41 percent reside and West Java, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khanifah933,663/
Kanifa92106/
Khaniffah885/
Konifah86225/
Khanifa86162/
Ckanifa864/
Kenifah862/
Kanaifa861/
Khonifah80152/
Kenifa771,074/
Kanufa7750/
Canifa7735/
Konifa7727/
Kanefa7714/
Khonifa717/
Khanyfa713/
Khenifa711/
Kaneefa711/
Kanipha711/
Khaneefa6733/
Kannipha6717/
Kannefaß6714/
Khaneefaa631/
Konifo6268/
Konefa628/
Kanefo625/
Kenefa622/
Kenifo622/
Canefa621/
Canufa620/
Khamniphat5999/
Konefat57210/
Kannefo574/
Kaneffo572/
Keinufa571/
Kenhefa571/
Conifaz571/
Kanuphai53145/
Kouniofo5310/
Kanneffo535/
Cannefay531/

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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 Kanifah
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