Sanf Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Sanf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 32 | 1:2,399,454 | 79,639 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sanf (28) may also be a first name.
Sanf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sanf is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanf? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,605,694th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. Sanf is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Sanf reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 28 people.
It is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 2,399,454. In Iran Sanf is most frequent in: Fars Province, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Iran Sanf is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 18 percent live and Afghanistan, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanft | 89 | 1,236 | / |
| Scanf | 89 | 10 | / |
| Sanfe | 89 | 10 | / |
| Shanf | 89 | 8 | / |
| Sanff | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sainf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Scanff | 80 | 66 | / |
| Shanfe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Schanf | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shanff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sainfe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Janf | 75 | 164 | / |
| Sanb | 75 | 104 | / |
| Sanv | 75 | 72 | / |
| Sanw | 75 | 21 | / |
| Samf | 75 | 9 | / |
| Canf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sonf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shahanf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shanb | 67 | 661 | / |
| Saenv | 67 | 109 | / |
| Zanft | 67 | 34 | / |
| Samfe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Shanv | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sanvt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zhanf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shenf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shanw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chanf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sanvì | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jaanf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sanmb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hsanw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sainb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanbh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanwz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saanw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saanb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sainv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sajnw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shonf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sampf | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sanf
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