Lanif Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Lanif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

Lanif (19) may also be a first name.

Lanif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lanif (Hindi: लनीफ, Marathi: लानीफ) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanif? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Lanif reside; 70 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 70 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 19 people.

The surname Lanif is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 18,892,742. In Indonesia Lanif is most prevalent in: Maluku, where 100 percent reside. Besides Indonesia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lajnif9118/
Lhanif913/
Lanoif912/
Laniff912/
Langif911/
Lahnif911/
Laneife831/
Lanioff831/
Lanaife831/
Laniv805/
Lenif802/
Lanef801/
Laniw801/
Lanib801/
Lajnef73564/
Lenief7361/
Lenaif7318/
Llanib735/
Laniev732/
Lanivs732/
Lahnef732/
Laniew731/
Lonnif731/
Lounif731/
Lannef731/
Lyanib731/
Launiw731/
Laneff731/
Llanef731/
Laneuf730/
Leniff730/
Lhaneef676/
Llannib672/
Laneffe671/
Lahnefe671/
Lanniph671/

Lanif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lanif in the Hindi language
लनीफlanipha-
Lanif in the Marathi language
लानीफlanipha50
लनीफlanipha33.33
मुलानीmulani16.67

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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 Lanif
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