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
Shanif (Hindi: शनीफ, Marathi: शानीफ) is more commonly found in Iraq than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanif? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 234,133rd most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,234,483 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shanif are found; 84 percent are found in West Asia and 72 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 279,423rd most widely held forename globally, borne by 851 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Iraq, where it is carried by 1,237 people, or 1 in 28,312. Apart from Iraq it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent live and Yemen, where 9 percent live.
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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