Sanfara Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Sanfara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanfara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso751:244,6954,821
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sanfara (17) may also be a first name.

Sanfara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanfara (Hindi: सनफरा) occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanfara? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,020,555th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name Sanfara occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Sanfara are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name globally It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 244,695. In Burkina Faso Sanfara is mostly found in: Sahel Region, where 72 percent reside, Est Region, where 25 percent reside and Centre Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Burkina Faso this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 10 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanfaraj9385/
Sanfaraz9329/
Shanfaraj885/
Shanfaraz881/
Zanfara86561/
Janfara8636/
Sanfare8627/
Sonfara8612/
Canfara8611/
Sanfora863/
Sanfarj863/
Sanfari861/
Shanfari80349/
Samfaraj807/
Chanfara803/
Sanfoura802/
Djanfara802/
Sainfora802/
Sanfoora801/
Sanfgare801/
Sionfara801/
Sonfaraj801/
Szamfara801/
Sanpharaj7510/
Canfora712,549/
Zamfara71263/
Samfora7121/
Zanfari7112/
Sanforo715/
Samfari712/
Sanfore711/
Chainfaray711/
Zanfaro711/
Jahanfarah711/
Sanfori711/
Camfara710/
Chanfari67139/
Samforay6711/
Zamfaraa671/
Sanforie671/
Zanfoura671/
Sanfoure671/
Sanfores671/

Sanfara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanfara in the Hindi language
सनफराsanaphara-

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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 Sanfara
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