Munafir Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Munafir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munafir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India51:153,413,076951,030
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

Munafir (56) may also be a first name.

Munafir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Munafir (Hindi: मुनाफिर, Marathi: मुनफीर) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munafir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Munafir reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,321,957th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 56 people.

It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India it is mostly found in: Kerala, where 60 percent reside, Bihar, where 20 percent reside and Pondicherry, where 20 percent reside. Beside India this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in North Macedonia, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maunafir931/
Munafer869/
Munaphir803/
Munafeer801/
Munaffer801/
Munaufer801/
Munhofer670/
Minefer570/
Minoofer53151/
Minhöfer5351/
Mumhofer537/
Monheifer500/
Minhoffer500/

Munafir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munafir in the Marathi language
मुनफीरmunaphira-
Munafir in the Hindi language
मुनाफिरmunaphira90
मुनफीर्munaphir10

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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
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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 Munafir
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