Sanifa Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Sanifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sanifa (1,146) may also be a first name.
Sanifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sanifa (Hindi: सनीफा) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanifa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sanifa is the 2,436,415th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname Sanifa is primarily found in Asia, where 56 percent of Sanifa reside; 42 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 39 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sanifa is also the 235,100th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 1,146 people.
The last name Sanifa is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 5,510,383. In Indonesia Sanifa is most prevalent in: Southeast Sulawesi, where 58 percent live, South Sulawesi, where 17 percent live and East Java, where 13 percent live. Beside Indonesia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 34 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanifa | 92 | 15 | / |
| Sanifah | 92 | 10 | / |
| Sasnifa | 92 | 7 | / |
| Sanaifa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sangifa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shanifaa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Schanifa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sanaifat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Senifa | 83 | 57 | / |
| Canifa | 83 | 35 | / |
| Sonifa | 83 | 25 | / |
| Janifa | 83 | 24 | / |
| Sanifi | 83 | 12 | / |
| Sanefa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Zanifa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Sanife | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sanifo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sanufa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Chanifa | 77 | 67 | / |
| Sonifah | 77 | 17 | / |
| Sanifer | 77 | 10 | / |
| Shanife | 77 | 6 | / |
| Saneefa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Seniffa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sanifou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Zaniffa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shanifi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jannifa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zainifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sonifas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shanufa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chanisfa | 71 | 16 | / |
| Shaneefa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shanifis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeannifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanisffo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zanifi | 67 | 328 | / |
| Chaniffah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sonifi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Janefa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zanife | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zenifa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Senefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanefy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jonifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shanieffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canefa | 67 | 1 | / |
Sanifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanifa in the Hindi language | ||
| सनीफा | sanipha | 87.5 |
| सानिफा | sanipha | 6.25 |
| सनिफा | sanipha | 6.25 |
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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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- 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 Sanifa
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