Shanif Surname
Approximately 1,721 people bear this surname
Shanif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 1,237 | 1:28,312 | 1,414 |
| India | 248 | 1:3,093,006 | 91,743 |
| Yemen | 160 | 1:165,158 | 7,856 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Maldives | 10 | 1:40,417 | 2,132 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Shanif (851) may also be a first name.
Shanif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shanif (Hindi: शनीफ, Marathi: शानीफ) occurs more in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Shanif click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanif? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 234,133rd most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,234,483 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shanif live; 84 percent live in West Asia and 72 percent live in Levant. Shanif is also the 279,423rd most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 851 people.
The last name is most frequent in Iraq, where it is borne by 1,237 people, or 1 in 28,312. Beside Iraq this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent are found and Yemen, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaniff | 92 | 7 | / |
| Shanife | 92 | 6 | / |
| Shanief | 92 | 6 | / |
| Sahanif | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shaanif | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sanif | 91 | 1,285 | / |
| Shatniff | 86 | 0 | / |
| Chanif | 83 | 425 | / |
| Shanib | 83 | 318 | / |
| Saniff | 83 | 147 | / |
| Shonif | 83 | 55 | / |
| Shaniv | 83 | 25 | / |
| Sanief | 83 | 11 | / |
| Shanef | 83 | 5 | / |
| Sanife | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sianif | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sanaif | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sainif | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sannif | 83 | 2 | / |
| Saneif | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hsanif | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shaniev | 77 | 32 | / |
| Shaneef | 77 | 15 | / |
| Shaneff | 77 | 10 | / |
| Sahanib | 77 | 6 | / |
| Shenaif | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sheniff | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shaniph | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shannib | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shsenif | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chanife | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sanib | 73 | 293 | / |
| Sanef | 73 | 131 | / |
| Zanif | 73 | 68 | / |
| Sonif | 73 | 68 | / |
| Senif | 73 | 62 | / |
| Saniv | 73 | 47 | / |
| Saniw | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shamneef | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shahnajf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaaniev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schenipf | 71 | 0 | / |
| Saniev | 67 | 363 | / |
| Seniff | 67 | 163 | / |
| Saniph | 67 | 85 | / |
| Shanev | 67 | 78 | / |
| Saneef | 67 | 37 | / |
| Shenef | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sainib | 67 | 13 | / |
| Zainif | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sangiv | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chaniv | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shaneb | 67 | 7 | / |
| Senaif | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shanew | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shonib | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chanef | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sannib | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sanaib | 67 | 5 | / |
| Saneff | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saneiv | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sanoiv | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sainiv | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sanaiv | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zaneif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanajf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sehniv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanifowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sehniw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanibh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Songif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zanaif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sannef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shahaneef | 67 | 1 | / |
Shanif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanif in the Hindi language | ||
| शनीफ | sanipha | 84.82 |
| शानिफ | sanipha | 7.14 |
| शनिफ | sanipha | 4.46 |
| शनीफ़ | sanifa | 1.79 |
| शनिफं | sanipham | 0.89 |
| शानीफ | sanipha | 0.89 |
| Shanif in the Marathi language | ||
| शानीफ | sanipha | 66.67 |
| शनीफ | sanipha | 33.33 |
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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 Shanif
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