Vanif Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
England

Vanif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vanif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India71:109,580,769786,157
England11:55,718,059489,080

Vanif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vanif (Hindi: वनीफ) is most common in India. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanif? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vanif is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Vanif is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Vanif reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most common in India, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India it is most numerous in: Bihar, where 43 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 43 percent reside and Uttarkhand, where 14 percent reside. Aside from India Vanif exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vanioff8312/
Vaniv8047/
Banif8035/
Vanib8034/
Fanif803/
Vonif801/
Wanif801/
Vanhf801/
Vaniev73802/
Vanibh7322/
Vaneff738/
Bamnif736/
Vanaiv734/
Vaniph734/
Bajnif733/
Wanife732/
Faniff732/
Vaniov732/
Bangif732/
Vanaib731/
Baniff731/
Uhanif731/
Bannif731/
Wanoif731/
Fanief730/
Voneiff67133/
Fanniff6733/
Vahaniv677/
Vangaiv673/
Vanneff673/
Fahanif671/
Vañioff671/
Vaneffe671/
Vanneft671/
Vanheft671/
Banniff670/
Phanuif670/

Vanif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vanif in the Hindi language
वनीफvanipha80
वानिफvanipha20

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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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  • 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 Vanif
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