Sanafi Surname
Approximately 125 people bear this surname
Sanafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 35 | 1:2,193,786 | 75,524 |
| Thailand | 29 | 1:2,435,805 | 267,220 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Sanafi (589) may also be a first name.
Sanafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sanafi (Hindi: सनाफी, Marathi: सनिफ) is most common in Iran. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sanafi.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanafi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,612,213th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Sanafi reside; 47 percent reside in South Asia and 31 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sanafi is also the 344,724th most commonly held forename internationally, held by 589 people.
The last name Sanafi is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 2,193,786. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Khuzestan Province, where 51 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 31 percent live and Tehran Province, where 17 percent live. Other than Iran it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 23 percent live and India, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanafi | 92 | 104 | / |
| Sangafi | 92 | 12 | / |
| Sanafui | 92 | 6 | / |
| Sanafai | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sanaffi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sanafio | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sangafai | 86 | 12 | / |
| Sahanafi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sanofi | 83 | 378 | / |
| Zanafi | 83 | 213 | / |
| Senafi | 83 | 181 | / |
| Sanafe | 83 | 146 | / |
| Sanafy | 83 | 22 | / |
| Sanafa | 83 | 18 | / |
| Janafi | 83 | 11 | / |
| Canafi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Xanafi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sonafi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shanhafiz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chanafi | 77 | 1,994 | / |
| Sangafe | 77 | 331 | / |
| Sanoufi | 77 | 18 | / |
| Jasnafi | 77 | 18 | / |
| Sanafer | 77 | 12 | / |
| Senaffi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Canafoi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shanafa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Janafis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shenafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zangafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Soonafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shonafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanefui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanafeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanoffi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanaifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shahnavi | 71 | 128 | / |
| Shanafeh | 71 | 63 | / |
| Sannoufi | 71 | 50 | / |
| Zahanafi | 71 | 23 | / |
| Zangafio | 71 | 21 | / |
| Sangafay | 71 | 12 | / |
| Shanoufi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Soonafai | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sangaffe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shenaifi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Saenaphi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sanaphai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jannafai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shanoofi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sanofish | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shonaifi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chanaffi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sangofoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonafeit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanahavi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sannofai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saenophai | 67 | 365 | / |
| Sanofa | 67 | 250 | / |
| Zenafi | 67 | 96 | / |
| Canafe | 67 | 70 | / |
| Saenaphai | 67 | 37 | / |
| Sonefi | 67 | 34 | / |
| Sanofe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Senafe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jonafi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sonafa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sanhaphit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shahanavi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Senofi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sonafy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shanafett | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saunaphui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonofi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanefy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shanafeth | 67 | 0 | / |
Sanafi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanafi in the Hindi language | ||
| सनाफी | sanaphi | - |
| Sanafi in the Marathi language | ||
| सनिफ | sanipha | - |
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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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- 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 Sanafi
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