Khnafer Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Khnafer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 27 | 1:151,662 | 8,378 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Khnafer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khnafer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Khnafer (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺧﻨﺎﻓﺮ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khnafer? popularity and diffusion
Khnafer is the 3,432,070th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Khnafer is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Khnafer are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
This last name is most common in Mauritania, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 151,662. In Mauritania Khnafer is most numerous in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 89 percent live, Adrar Region, where 4 percent live and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 4 percent live. Apart from Mauritania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 12 percent live and Algeria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knafer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khnefer | 86 | 3 | / |
| Khnafir | 86 | 2 | / |
| Knaufer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Knaffer | 86 | 0 | / |
| Knaphfer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qnafer | 77 | 4 | / |
| Knefer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Knöfer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Knafir | 77 | 1 | / |
| Knofer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Knopfer | 71 | 44 | / |
| Kneifer | 71 | 18 | / |
| Knoffer | 71 | 17 | / |
| Knepfer | 71 | 13 | / |
| Knöpfer | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kneffer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Knofier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kneifert | 67 | 35 | / |
| Kneipfer | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kneupfer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knopffer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kneuffer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kennefer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kneiffer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Knefir | 62 | 1 | / |
| Knepher | 57 | 16 | / |
| Cneffer | 57 | 1 | / |
| Knopher | 57 | 0 | / |
| Kneipher | 53 | 20 | / |
Khnafer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khnafer in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺧﻨﺎﻓﺮ | akhnafr | 87.5 |
| ﺃﺧﻨﺎﻓﺮ | akhnafr | 12.5 |
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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
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- 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 Khnafer
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