Sanfa Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Sanfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 54 | 1:1,308,118 | 185,513 |
| Benin | 52 | 1:198,762 | 18,872 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
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
Sanfa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanfa in the Hindi language | ||
| सनफा | sanapha | - |
| Sanfa in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ުސަންފާ | usanfa | - |
| Sanfa in the Russian language | ||
| Санфа | sanfa | - |
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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 Sanfa
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