Sanifah Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Sanifah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Sanifah (521) may also be a first name.
Sanifah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanifah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sanifah is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sanifah.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanifah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sanifah live; 90 percent live in Southeast Asia and 80 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 369,942nd most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 521 people.
The surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 16,531,149. In Indonesia Sanifah is primarily concentrated in: Banten, where 50 percent live and Jambi, where 50 percent live. Apart from Indonesia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 10 percent live and Syria, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanifa | 92 | 62 | / |
| Sonifah | 86 | 17 | / |
| Shanifa | 86 | 15 | / |
| Sasnifa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Sanaifa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sangifa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shanifaa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Schanifa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sanaifat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Senifa | 77 | 57 | / |
| Canifa | 77 | 35 | / |
| Sonifa | 77 | 25 | / |
| Janifa | 77 | 24 | / |
| Sanefa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Zanifa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sanifo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sanufa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chaniffah | 75 | 9 | / |
| Chanifa | 71 | 67 | / |
| Zenifah | 71 | 7 | / |
| Saneefa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Seniffa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sanifou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zaniffa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jannifa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sonifas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zainifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonefah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shanufa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chanisfa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Zainufah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Shaneefa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jeannifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanisffo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sanifah
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