Kanife Surname

576,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kanife Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanife Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5281:335,49818,279
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Kanife (44) may also be a first name.

Kanife Last Name Facts

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

Kanife is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanife? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanife is the 576,965th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 13,371,644 people. The last name Kanife is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kanife reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly used first name globally, borne by 44 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 528 people, or 1 in 335,498. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Enugu, where 73 percent reside, Lagos, where 10 percent reside and Kaduna, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Kanife Last Name Statistics demography

Kanife earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khanife9234/
Kanifes922/
Kaniffe920/
Kanif91159/
Khanif832,276/
Kaniev83676/
Kanifa83106/
Kaniff8375/
Kanafe8325/
Kanifi8322/
Kenife8314/
Kanaif835/
Canife831/
Kahnif831/
Kanefe831/
Khanaifer804/
Khaniev77560/
Khanifa77162/
Khanifi77135/
Khanaif7742/
Kayniev7718/
Canifet7717/
Kenifie7715/
Khanief7712/
Kanufie7711/
Kanieff778/
Kanniev775/
Ckanifa774/
Kanniff772/
Kanafei772/
Khanifs772/
Kannyfe772/
Caniffe771/
Khanify771/
Kanoiff771/
Kanoufe771/
Kanafee771/
Kannafe771/
Khanifz771/
Kanaifa771/
Konnife771/
Konifer771/
Kaniffy771/
Khanafe771/
Keniffe770/
Canifer770/
Kanev7310,383/
Kanef7329/
Kanew7325/
Kaniv7311/
Canif733/
Kaniw731/
Konif731/
Canniffe71291/
Kanifova7114/
Khanifis713/
Khanafee712/
Cagnifee711/
Khanyofe711/
Khanifsh711/
Khanefer711/
Konipfer710/
Kaneva6713,986/
Kamnev673,523/
Kaneev671,076/
Caniff67378/
Kaaneb67243/
Kaneff67211/
Koniev67193/
Canafe6770/
Kanefi6739/
Kenefe6739/
Kaunev6736/
Canifa6735/
Khanifova6730/
Canefe6728/
Konifa6727/
Khonif6726/
Kaneft6719/
Konefe6718/
Khaniw6717/
Katnev6715/
Kangev6715/
Kanefa6714/
Qaniev6713/
Khanaefeh678/
Koniew678/
Khanev676/
Khanew676/
Kaneef675/
Khanef675/
Kaanev674/
Cannif673/
Kamnew673/
Kaniph672/
Kanoiv672/
Kenifi672/
Khanyf672/
Caniev671/
Khanniffi671/
Kanaiv671/
Kanheb671/
Kanhev671/
Kaneiv671/
Kasnev671/
Kasnew671/
Kannef671/
Kaanef671/
Khanifiss671/
Kaineb671/
Kanuib671/
Kanuiv671/
Kaneuf671/
Kanevs671/
Konafe671/
Kaneav671/
Kaneew671/
Conife670/
Canipf670/
Kenify670/

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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 Kanife
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