Sanef Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Sanef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1111:348,03231,649
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sanef (47) may also be a first name.

Sanef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanef occurs in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanef? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,565,797th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. Sanef is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Sanef reside; 85 percent reside in North Africa and 85 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 47 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 348,032. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Tlemcen Province, where 100 percent reside. Barring Algeria it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 6 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saneef9137/
Sanief9111/
Shanef915/
Saneff914/
Saneif912/
Sannef911/
Sauneuf8383/
Shaneef8315/
Shaneff8310/
Shanief836/
Saneuff832/
Sanif801,285/
Sanev80178/
Senef8037/
Sonef8036/
Sanew8020/
Saneb8020/
Canef8014/
Janef801/
Zanef801/
Shamneef771/
Shanif731,721/
Saniev73363/
Seneff73320/
Saneev73310/
Saneva73236/
Saniff73147/
Caneff73123/
Soneff7393/
Shanev7378/
Janeef7322/
Shenef7318/
Sanevs7317/
Saneeb7316/
Zaneef7314/
Janeff7313/
Zaneff7312/
Saneew7311/
Sangev7310/
Sajnev737/
Shaneb737/
Chanef736/
Shanew736/
Saenew734/
Seanew733/
Saneiv733/
Sanife733/
Sianif732/
Seenef732/
Seanev732/
Sanaif732/
Sainif732/
Sannif732/
Sagnev731/
Sagnew731/
Satnev731/
Saneph731/
Sanesw731/
Sangew731/
Hsanif731/
Soonef731/
Zaneif731/
Saunev731/
Djanef731/
Sainew731/
Sanajf731/
Canepf730/
Shahaneef711/
Shangev67264/
Shaneva6789/
Shoneff6750/
Shatnev6735/
Shaniev6732/
Shaneeb6732/
Shanneb6728/
Sayniev6726/
Sangeew679/
Sayneev678/
Sajneva678/
Shaneev678/
Sangeev677/
Shaniff677/
Shanife676/
Sajneew674/
Shahnev674/
Sagneev673/
Hjaneef673/
Channef672/
Sahanev672/
Shanhev672/
Saeneaw672/
Sajneev671/
Sainiev671/
Sanneev671/
Jaineef671/
Zanneff671/
Sconeff671/
Sheneef671/
Shaanif671/
Shagnev671/
Shannev671/
Souneef671/
Sahneva671/
Sahanif671/
Saeneiw671/
Saneebh671/
Canneff670/

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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 Sanef
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