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

The surname Sanfa (Dhivehi: ު‫ސަންފާ, Hindi: सनफा, Russian: Санфа) is found most frequently in Thailand. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanfa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,666,404th most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. 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. Sanfa is also the 250,561st most frequent given name globally, held by 1,026 people.

The last name is most widespread in Thailand, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 1,308,118. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Krabi Province, where 85 percent live, Chiang Mai Province, where 7 percent live and Pattani Province, where 2 percent live. Excluding Thailand it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 44 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

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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