Kinifo Surname
Approximately 166 people bear this surname
Kinifo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 150 | 1:68,904 | 8,343 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Kinifo (373) may also be a first name.
Kinifo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kinifo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kinifo is borne by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kinifo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,343,156th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. Kinifo occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kinifo reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 449,413th most common first name internationally It is held by 373 people.
The last name Kinifo is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 68,904. In Benin Kinifo is most numerous in: Ouémé Department, where 34 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 20 percent are found and Mono Department, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Benin this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiniffo | 92 | 583 | / |
| Kinifoh | 92 | 6 | / |
| Kineifou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kinifa | 83 | 40 | / |
| Kenifo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kinufo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kinefo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kinefou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kinifeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kenifa | 67 | 1,074 | / |
| Kunifa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kinefa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kunifah | 62 | 18 | / |
| Chinefo | 62 | 8 | / |
| Kunaifa | 62 | 4 | / |
| Kenifah | 62 | 2 | / |
| Khenifa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Quinifa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Keinufa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kunaifah | 57 | 17 | / |
| Khunifah | 57 | 15 | / |
| Chinefoh | 57 | 5 | / |
| Kuunifaa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Khunaifah | 53 | 61 | / |
| Chihnifah | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kenefa | 50 | 2 | / |
| Cenefo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kunefa | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kinifo
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