Sinafi Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Sinafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sinafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Sinafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sinafi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sinafi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,373,373rd most common surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Sinafi live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 96 percent live and Taraba, where 4 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 21 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sinafie921/
Senafi83181/
Sinafa8325/
Sinafe8321/
Zinafi837/
Sinafoa7711/
Senaffi777/
Jinafei772/
Sinaphi772/
Senafis771/
Zeinafi771/
Shenafi771/
Singaphi71329/
Shenaifi714/
Chinafui711/
Shenafis711/
Shingafe711/
Zenafi6796/
Senafe6714/
Simófi677/
Zinafa676/
Senofi673/
Senafa671/
Sinofa671/
Jenafi671/

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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 Sinafi
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