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) has its highest incidence in Iraq. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shanif click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanif? popularity and diffusion
It is the 234,133rd most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,234,483 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shanif are found; 84 percent are found in West Asia and 72 percent are found in Levant. Shanif is also the 279,423rd most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 851 people.
Shanif is most frequently used in Iraq, where it is held by 1,237 people, or 1 in 28,312. Without taking into account Iraq Shanif exists 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
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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 Shanif
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