Sanfa Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Benin

Sanfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand541:1,308,118185,513
Benin521:198,76218,872
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Sanfa (1,026) may also be a first name.

Sanfa Last Name Facts

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

Sanfa (Dhivehi: ު‫ސަންފާ, Hindi: सनफा, Russian: Санфа) is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanfa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sanfa is the 1,666,404th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name Sanfa is primarily found in Asia, where 52 percent of Sanfa are found; 49 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 250,561st most commonly held first name on earth, held by 1,026 people.

Sanfa is most common in Thailand, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 1,308,118. In Thailand Sanfa is most numerous in: Krabi Province, where 85 percent are found, Chiang Mai Province, where 7 percent are found and Pattani Province, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Thailand Sanfa is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 44 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sainfa91115/
Sanfaz9138/
Shanfa9118/
Sanfai9115/
Sianfa914/
Sanfat913/
Sanfah912/
Seanfa912/
Sanfau911/
Sanfaat8310/
Sanfead838/
Shanfay835/
Shanfad832/
Sainfat832/
Shanfaz831/
Sanfo8058,227/
Janfa80148/
Sonfa8043/
Zanfa8011/
Sanfe8010/
Sanfi808/
Samfa806/
Sanfy804/
Canfa803/
Shanfath771/
Sanfui7318,828/
Sanfiz73343/
Sanpha73154/
Sanfey73131/
Janfai7380/
Sanfer7366/
Djanfa7355/
Samfaß7335/
Suonfa7331/
Sanfou7331/
Sanfie7321/
Samfat7316/
Shanfi7313/
Chanfa739/
Janfad738/
Sanfod737/
Sanfoo736/
Sanfis734/
Samfay733/
Jeanfa733/
Zhanfa733/
Shanfe732/
Shamfa732/
Zanfga732/
Sanffo732/
Janfay732/
Samfai731/
Sanfee731/
Zanfea731/
Sonfah731/
Sonfai731/
Sounfa731/
Ssanfo731/
Sainfe731/
Sainfo731/
Sanfhi731/
Sanfoy731/
Sanfoz731/
Samfas731/
Sannfo731/
Seanfo731/
Canfaa731/
Sanfed731/
Sanvah731/
Sanfei731/
Sanffy731/
Sanfos731/
Sanfop730/
Sanphat67969/
Chanfai67118/
Sanphai67102/
Sanfhui6728/
Sanfeer6721/
Shanfer6711/
Samfass676/
Sainpha676/
Shanfui674/
Shahnva673/
Shanfei673/
Sonfast672/
Sahanva671/
Sanffer671/
Sanfoss671/
Chanfat671/
Jainefa671/
Shaanfi671/
Samfast671/
Seanffo671/
Chanfah671/
Samfash671/
Sanhfoo671/
Sanhpha671/
Shanffi671/
Jeanfai671/
Jasinfa671/
Sanfish670/
Sanfest670/
Shanfes670/
Sanfoud670/
Shanfee670/
Sanfoot670/
Janfaus670/

Sanfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanfa in the Hindi language
सनफाsanapha-
Sanfa in the Dhivehi language
ު‫ސަންފާusanfa-
Sanfa in the Russian language
Санфаsanfa-

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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 Sanfa
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