Zanafi Surname
Approximately 213 people bear this surname
Zanafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Zanafi (17) may also be a first name.
Zanafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zanafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zanafi is most common in Morocco. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zanafi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,133,308th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Zanafi reside; 96 percent reside in North Africa and 96 percent reside in Mahgreb. Zanafi is also the 2,694,839th most frequent forename at a global level, held by 17 people.
This surname is most widespread in Morocco, where it is borne by 204 people, or 1 in 169,000. Without taking into account Morocco Zanafi is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 4 percent are found and Algeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zangafi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Zahanafi | 86 | 23 | / |
| Zangafio | 86 | 21 | / |
| Sanafi | 83 | 125 | / |
| Zenafi | 83 | 96 | / |
| Janafi | 83 | 11 | / |
| Canafi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Xanafi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Chanafi | 77 | 1,994 | / |
| Shanafi | 77 | 104 | / |
| Jasnafi | 77 | 18 | / |
| Sangafi | 77 | 12 | / |
| Sanafui | 77 | 6 | / |
| Canafoi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sanafai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zonafio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zeinafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Janafis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanaffi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanafio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zongafio | 71 | 3,503 | / |
| Sangafai | 71 | 12 | / |
| Sahanafi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jannafai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zainaphi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chanaffi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanofi | 67 | 378 | / |
| Senafi | 67 | 181 | / |
| Sanafe | 67 | 146 | / |
| Canafe | 67 | 70 | / |
| Sanafy | 67 | 22 | / |
| Sanafa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Jonafi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zonefi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Canafa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zanofa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sonafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shanhafiz | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Zanafi
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