Sanafa Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Suriname

Sanafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Sanafa (55) may also be a first name.

Sanafa Last Name Facts

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

Sanafa (Hindi: सनाफा, Marathi: सनफा) is found most frequently in Benin. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanafa? popularity and diffusion

Sanafa is the 4,649,889th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Sanafa are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 61 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sanafa is also the 1,336,256th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 55 people.

The surname Sanafa is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 1,033,560. In Benin it is primarily found in: Atakora Department, where 90 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 10 percent reside. Other than Benin this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanafah9217/
Sanafat928/
Sangafa924/
Shanafa923/
Sanafai922/
Sanaifa921/
Sainafat8682/
Sangafai8612/
Sangafay8612/
Sanaifat861/
Sangnafa861/
Sanafo83685/
Sanofa83250/
Sanafe83146/
Sanafi83125/
Sanafy8322/
Sonafa8311/
Sanefa837/
Canafa833/
Janafa832/
Senafa831/
Sainafaat803/
Sangafe77331/
Shanafi77104/
Sangafi7712/
Sanafer7712/
Sanapha776/
Sanafui776/
Senaufa775/
Saneefa775/
Sanoofa774/
Shenafa773/
Sanoufa772/
Cannafa772/
Suonafa771/
Sannofa771/
Chanafa771/
Sanafeh771/
Sanaffi771/
Canafay771/
Sanafio771/
Shanafeh7163/
Sainapha7112/
Shahnava719/
Sanaphay719/
Soonafai717/
Sanoufah716/
Sangaffe715/
Sanaphai713/
Sannoufa713/
Sahanafi713/
Shaneefa712/
Jannafai712/
Sannofai711/
Sanahavi711/
Sahanava711/
Sanofi67378/
Zanafi67213/
Senofa6739/
Saenaphai6737/
Janafo6724/
Sanofe6722/
Janofa6712/
Satnaphap6711/
Xanafi674/
Jonafa674/
Chatnafay674/
Zanofa673/
Sonafy673/
Shanafett672/
Senefa671/
Sonafi671/
Shanhafiz671/
Sannaphat671/
Conafa671/
Sannaphas671/
Shanafeth670/

Sanafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanafa in the Hindi language
सनाफाsanapha-
Sanafa in the Marathi language
सनफाsanapha-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sanafa
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