Kenafi Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Morocco

Kenafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kenafi Last Name Facts

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

Kenafi occurs in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenafi? popularity and diffusion

Kenafi is the 6,360,413th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kenafi are found; 89 percent are found in North Africa and 89 percent are found in Mahgreb.

The last name is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 9,657,888. In Algeria Kenafi is most common in: Sétif Province, where 100 percent live. Barring Algeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 44 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khenafi92276/
Kenafie921/
Khennafi86137/
Khenadfi861/
Kanafi831,436/
Kenefi8352/
Kenafa837/
Khenayfis804/
Chenafi776,037/
Khanafi772,818/
Kannafi779/
Kenoufi774/
Kanafei772/
Konnafi772/
Kenaffe771/
Kenefie770/
Chenaifi7160/
Khanafie718/
Kenaifes716/
Khonafai715/
Khanafih714/
Khannafi714/
Chenaffi714/
Khenoufi712/
Khonayfi711/
Khanaffi711/
Khennoufi67583/
Khenaifer67232/
Kenefe6739/
Kanefi6739/
Kenofa6737/
Kinafa6726/
Kanafe6725/
Khenaifes6718/
Konefi679/
Canafi675/
Kinafe672/
Qanafi671/
Konafe671/
Qinafi671/
Kanafy670/
Keanhafer670/

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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 Kenafi
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