Knafo Surname

295,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Knafo Surname User-submission:

The Hebrew כָּנָף knafa 'wing' is the basis of this name.

The Semitic root is found in Akkadian ? kappum < *knapum 'wing', Arabic كَنَف kanaf 'wing', Ahmaric ክንፍ kənf 'wing'.

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Knafo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel5101:16,7802,519
France3551:187,10629,101
United States2321:1,562,323105,498
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Romania201:1,003,89452,576
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Moldova71:508,76732,975
England71:7,959,723202,100
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Knafo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Hebrew כָּנָף knafa 'wing' is the basis of this name.

The Semitic root is found in Akkadian ? kappum < *knapum 'wing', Arabic كَنَف kanaf 'wing', Ahmaric ክንፍ kənf 'wing'.

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Knafo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Knafo (Russian: Кнафо) occurs more in Israel more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Knafo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 295,398th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 5,644,885 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 40 percent of Knafo are found; 40 percent are found in West Asia and 40 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

The last name Knafo is most frequently used in Israel, where it is carried by 510 people, or 1 in 16,780. In Israel Knafo is most prevalent in: Southern District, where 39 percent live, Central District, where 21 percent live and Northern District, where 17 percent live. Excluding Israel it exists in 25 countries. It is also found in France, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Knafo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Knafo surname are 38.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.49% registered with the political party.

The amount Knafo earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 50.43% more than the national average, earning R 357,468 per year; in United States they earn 6.77% more than the national average, earning $46,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.92% more than the national average, earning $67,033 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Knafou91112/
Khnafo9117/
Knaffo9110/
Khnafou83137/
Knhafou831/
Kinnafo831/
Cnafo809/
Knofo802/
Knefo801/
Knofou7336/
Khnafa731/
Cnefo601/
Qnefo601/
Khnofa554/
Knofas552/
Knoufa550/
Khnoufa50137/
Khneifa501/
Knouffa501/

Knafo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Knafo in the Russian language
Кнафоknafo-

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