Shanafi Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Shanafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq1001:350,2176,594
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Shanafi Last Name Facts

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

Shanafi is held by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanafi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,806,862nd most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. Shanafi is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shanafi reside; 97 percent reside in West Asia and 96 percent reside in Levant.

Shanafi is most common in Iraq, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 350,217. Outside of Iraq this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 2 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahanafi933/
Sanafi92125/
Shanhafiz881/
Chanafi861,994/
Sangafi8612/
Sanafui866/
Shanafa863/
Sanafai862/
Shonafi861/
Shenafi861/
Sanafio861/
Sanaffi861/
Shahnavi80128/
Shanafeh8063/
Zahanafi8023/
Sangafai8012/
Shanoufi8010/
Shenaifi804/
Shanoofi802/
Chanaffi801/
Shonaifi801/
Sanofi77378/
Zanafi77213/
Senafi77181/
Sanafe77146/
Sanafy7722/
Sanafa7718/
Xanafi774/
Sonafi771/
Shahanavi754/
Shanafett752/
Shanafeth750/
Sangafe71331/
Sanoufi7118/
Sanafer7112/
Senaffi717/
Chanafe714/
Soonafi711/
Schanaufer711/
Chanofi711/
Sanefui711/
Sanafeh711/
Sanoffi711/
Sanaifa711/
Shahnevi67100/
Sannoufi6750/
Shanaphy6746/
Chanoufi6727/
Sangafay6712/
Shanofer6710/
Soonafai677/
Sangaffe675/
Saenaphi674/
Sanaphai673/
Chanaphi672/
Shonaphi671/
Sangofoi671/
Shonafer671/
Sonafeit671/
Sanahavi671/
Sannofai671/

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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 Shanafi
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