Kenifa Surname
Approximately 1,074 people bear this surname
Kenifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,063 | 1:36,342 | 6,592 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kenifa (35) may also be a first name.
Kenifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kenifa is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenifa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kenifa is the 341,803rd most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,785,425 people. The surname Kenifa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kenifa are found; 99 percent are found in North Africa and 99 percent are found in Mahgreb. Kenifa is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 35 people.
The surname Kenifa is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,063 people, or 1 in 36,342. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Constantine Province, where 100 percent live. Aside from Algeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and Lebanon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenifah | 92 | 2 | / |
| Khenifa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kanifa | 83 | 106 | / |
| Kinifa | 83 | 40 | / |
| Konifa | 83 | 27 | / |
| Kenife | 83 | 14 | / |
| Kenifi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kenefa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kenifo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kenify | 83 | 0 | / |
| Khenifi | 77 | 502 | / |
| Kanifah | 77 | 458 | / |
| Konifah | 77 | 225 | / |
| Khanifa | 77 | 162 | / |
| Kenifie | 77 | 15 | / |
| Khonifa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ckanifa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kanaifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keinufa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kenhefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kenifid | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keniffe | 77 | 0 | / |
| Khanifah | 71 | 3,663 | / |
| Khonifah | 71 | 152 | / |
| Kenaifes | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kengefay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenipfer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khenaifer | 67 | 232 | / |
| Kinifo | 67 | 166 | / |
| Konifo | 67 | 68 | / |
| Kenefi | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kanufa | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kenefe | 67 | 39 | / |
| Canifa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Khenaifes | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kinefa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kanefa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kinife | 67 | 10 | / |
| Konefa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khaniffah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khennifer | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kenifa
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