Kinifa Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Kinifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kinifa (21) may also be a first name.
Kinifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kinifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kinifa occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kinifa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,100,440th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Kinifa occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 73 percent of Kinifa are found; 73 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 73 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kinifa is also the 2,368,944th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 21 people.
The last name Kinifa is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenifa | 83 | 1,074 | / |
| Kinifo | 83 | 166 | / |
| Kunifa | 83 | 28 | / |
| Kinefa | 83 | 17 | / |
| Kinife | 83 | 10 | / |
| Kiniffo | 77 | 583 | / |
| Kunifah | 77 | 18 | / |
| Kinifoh | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kunaifa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kenifah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kinifeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keinufa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khenifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Quinifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kunaifah | 71 | 17 | / |
| Khunifah | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kingaife | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuunifaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khinifes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kineifou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinaifes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khunaifah | 67 | 61 | / |
| Kinefe | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kenife | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kinipffer | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kenifi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kenefa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kenifo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kinufo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kunefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinefo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chihnifah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenify | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Kinifa
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