Kernafa Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Kernafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kernafa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria641:603,61839,274
Libya11:6,243,9746,186

Kernafa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kernafa occurs most in Algeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kernafa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kernafa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,372,517th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name Kernafa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kernafa live; 100 percent live in North Africa and 98 percent live in Mahgreb.

This last name is most frequent in Algeria, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 603,618. In Algeria Kernafa is most numerous in: Ghardaïa Province, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Algeria Kernafa occurs in one country. It is also found in Libya, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kernafi8643/
Karnafa861/
Khernafi801/
Karnofa7151/
Qarnafa716/
Cornafa711/
Karnafei675/
Kernoufe671/
Kernoufi671/
Kernhofer638/

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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 Kernafa
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