Khanfous Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Khanfous Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khanfous Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq3041:115,2033,308
Algeria1251:309,05230,044
France31:22,140,907385,998
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Khanfous Last Name Facts

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

Khanfous (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﻨﻔﻮﺱ) is most common in Iraq. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Khanfous? popularity and diffusion

Khanfous is the 684,148th most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 16,791,580 people. The last name Khanfous occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Khanfous reside; 70 percent reside in West Asia and 70 percent reside in Levant.

The surname is most commonly held in Iraq, where it is held by 304 people, or 1 in 115,203. Aside from Iraq Khanfous is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 29 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Khanfous Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khanfous in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺧﻨﻔﻮﺱkhnfws-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Khanfous
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