Sanfar Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Sanfar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
Sanfar (97) may also be a first name.
Sanfar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanfar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sanfar (Marathi: सानोफर, Russian: Санфар) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sanfar.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanfar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,665,662nd most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sanfar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 72 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 962,660th most commonly used forename internationally, held by 97 people.
The surname Sanfar is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 10,508,464. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 71 percent are found and Punjab, where 29 percent are found. Excluding Pakistan it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 28 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanfare | 92 | 27 | / |
| Shanfar | 92 | 8 | / |
| Sainfar | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sanfair | 92 | 0 | / |
| Sanfear | 92 | 0 | / |
| Sanfard | 92 | 0 | / |
| Sainfard | 86 | 19 | / |
| Shanfarz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shahnfar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Janfar | 83 | 5,017 | / |
| Samfar | 83 | 23 | / |
| Sanfor | 83 | 19 | / |
| Zanfar | 83 | 10 | / |
| Sonfar | 83 | 1 | / |
| Canfar | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shahanfar | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sanfarova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sanford | 77 | 54,265 | / |
| Chanfar | 77 | 166 | / |
| Sanfour | 77 | 57 | / |
| Djanfar | 77 | 51 | / |
| Sanfort | 77 | 11 | / |
| Sainfor | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sanfore | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shamfar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shenfar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saanfor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gianfar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanfoor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sainfort | 71 | 773 | / |
| Sainphar | 71 | 83 | / |
| Djanffar | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sainford | 71 | 6 | / |
| Djaanfar | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shanford | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sanfford | 71 | 2 | / |
| Djanfare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shanfour | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zahanfar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanfoure | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hsanford | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanfordd | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sanfourd | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sanphear | 71 | 0 | / |
| Jaanfear | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sannford | 71 | 0 | / |
| Confar | 67 | 61 | / |
| Canfor | 67 | 48 | / |
| Jamfar | 67 | 37 | / |
| Janfor | 67 | 23 | / |
| Shahamfar | 67 | 17 | / |
| Seinfarth | 67 | 14 | / |
| Shahanvar | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sainphard | 67 | 5 | / |
| Samfor | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sonfor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaãfar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jahanfarz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sainphart | 67 | 1 | / |
Sanfar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanfar in the Marathi language | ||
| सानोफर | sanophara | - |
| Sanfar in the Russian language | ||
| Санфар | sanfar | - |
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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 Sanfar
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