Khanefi Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Khanefi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khanefi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Khanefi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Khanefi occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Khanefi? popularity and diffusion

Khanefi is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Khanefi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Khanefi live; 76 percent live in South Asia and 76 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Khanefi is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 4,041,185. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Alborz Province, where 47 percent reside, Bushehr Province, where 42 percent reside and Golestan Province, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Iran Khanefi exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 16 percent reside and Algeria, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanefi9295/
Kanefi9239/
Khanafi862,818/
Khanifi86135/
Hannefi868/
Haneefi868/
Haneifi861/
Khaneefa8033/
Khanafie808/
Khanafih804/
Khannafi804/
Khanifis803/
Khanefer801/
Khanaffi801/
Hanifi7715,991/
Kanafi771,436/
Hanefa77302/
Kenefi7752/
Hanefe7727/
Kanifi7722/
Kanefa7714/
Konefi779/
Hanefy771/
Hanhfi771/
Kanefe771/
Khanaefeh758/
Haneefaai751/
Khanifiss751/
Khaneefaa751/
Khanniffi751/
Haneefa7116,390/
Khenifi71502/
Khenafi71276/
Khanifa71162/
Khanife7134/
Hanifis7122/
Haniefa7113/
Kannafi719/
Khanyfy717/
Hanifai714/
Hannifi714/
Khanyfa713/
Haneefe713/
Hanaifi712/
Khanafy712/
Kanafei712/
Haneffe711/
Haneffa711/
Hanyfai711/
Khanafe711/
Konefio711/
Konefie711/
Hanefer711/
Hanefey711/
Hannefa711/
Kaneefa711/
Khanify711/
Kenefie710/
Haneffy710/
Hannefy710/
Hanepfy710/
Khennafi67137/
Haneefaa67114/
Hannefey6732/
Hanneffy6727/
Khonafai675/
Khanafeh673/
Khanafee672/
Haneefeh671/
Hanneefa671/
Hanifith671/
Hanifish671/
Hanifieh671/
Khanyofe671/
Khonayfi671/

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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 Khanefi
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