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 has its highest incidence in Iran. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanf? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sanf is the 2,605,694th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname Sanf occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Sanf reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sanf is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 28 people.
The surname Sanf is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 2,399,454. In Iran Sanf is most numerous in: Fars Province, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Iran Sanf exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 18 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 7 percent are found.
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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