Sanafar Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Sanafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanafar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

Sanafar (28) may also be a first name.

Sanafar Last Name Facts

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

Sanafar occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanafar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sanafar is the 5,213,395th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sanafar are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sanafar is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 28 people.

The surname Sanafar is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 7,678,252. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Isfahan Province, where 80 percent reside, Qazvin Province, where 10 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Iran it is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 29 percent reside.

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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 Sanafar
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