Sanif Surname

296,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Brunei

Sanif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4741:1,618,28159,415
Indonesia4091:323,34828,355
Malaysia2311:127,6818,300
Brunei411:10,2131,246
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
United States101:36,245,893832,629
France101:6,642,272293,169
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
Palestine41:1,137,21216,054
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
England11:55,718,059489,080
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Sanif (1,888) may also be a first name.

Sanif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanif (Hindi: सनीफ, Marathi: सनीफ, Oriya: ସନିଫ) is found most frequently in India. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanif? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 296,768th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,671,242 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Sanif are found; 55 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 53 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sanif is also the 174,971st most widespread first name at a global level, held by 1,888 people.

The surname is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 474 people, or 1 in 1,618,281. In India it is mostly found in: Bihar, where 45 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 35 percent live and Kerala, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account India this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 32 percent live and Malaysia, where 18 percent live.

Sanif Last Name Statistics demography

Sanif earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shanif911,721/
Saniff91147/
Sanief9111/
Sanife913/
Saneif912/
Sannif912/
Sainif912/
Sanaif912/
Sianif912/
Hsanif911/
Shaniff837/
Shanief836/
Shanife836/
Shaanif831/
Sahanif831/
Janif80761/
Sanib80293/
Sanef80131/
Zanif8068/
Sonif8068/
Senif8062/
Saniv8047/
Canif803/
Saniw802/
Shatniff770/
Chanif73425/
Caniff73378/
Saniev73363/
Shanib73318/
Seniff73163/
Saniph7385/
Shonif7355/
Saneef7337/
Shaniv7325/
Jannif7319/
Sainib7313/
Zjanif7310/
Zainif7310/
Sangiv738/
Senaif737/
Sannib736/
Janiff736/
Shanef735/
Sanaib735/
Saneff734/
Jeanif734/
Sanoiv733/
Sainiv733/
Saneiv733/
Sanaiv733/
Cannif733/
Zhanif732/
Zanife732/
Zaneif731/
Hjanif731/
Janife731/
Songif731/
Sanibh731/
Jainif731/
Sanajf731/
Sannef731/
Zanaif731/
Canipf730/
Canniff671,138/
Sauneuf6783/
Shaniev6732/
Sayniev6726/
Shaneef6715/
Shaneff6710/
Sahanib676/
Janniff674/
Sangaiv673/
Jeannif673/
Shenaif672/
Sheniff672/
Sainiph672/
Saneuff672/
Shaniph672/
Jhannif671/
Saeneiw671/
Sainiev671/
Shsenif671/
Shannib671/
Cauniff670/
Chanife670/

Sanif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanif in the Hindi language
सनीफsanipha91.96
सानिफsanipha4.71
सनिफsanipha2.16
सनीफ़sanifa0.39
Sanif in the Oriya language
ସନିଫsanipha88.89
ସନିଫ୍saniph11.11
Sanif in the Marathi language
सनीफsanipha77.78
सानीफsanipha16.67
सनाsana5.56

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sanif
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