Zanif Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Zanif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zanif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
India151:51,137,692512,385
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633

Zanif (131) may also be a first name.

Zanif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zanif (Hindi: जैनिफ) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zanif? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zanif is the 2,312,869th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Zanif reside; 57 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 57 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Zanif is also the 811,108th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 131 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 4,007,551. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Sumatra, where 100 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent live and Malaysia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zainif9110/
Zjanif9110/
Zhanif912/
Zanife912/
Zaneif911/
Zanaif911/
Sanif801,285/
Janif80761/
Zanib80508/
Canif803/
Zaniv802/
Zaniw801/
Zanef801/
Shanif731,721/
Chanif73425/
Caniff73378/
Zanaib73157/
Saniff73147/
Zainib7326/
Zaniew7324/
Jannif7319/
Zaneef7314/
Zaneff7312/
Sanief7311/
Zaniev7310/
Janiff736/
Jeanif734/
Cannif733/
Sanife733/
Zeniff732/
Saneif732/
Sainif732/
Sannif732/
Sanaif732/
Sianif732/
Jainif731/
Hsanif731/
Tsanif731/
Zanhib731/
Hjanif731/
Janife731/
Zeinif731/
Canipf730/
Zayniev672,026/
Canniff671,138/
Zhaniev6784/
Tzaneff6733/
Zainiev6714/
Shaniff677/
Zainaib677/
Tsaniff676/
Shanief676/
Shanife676/
Janniff674/
Jeannif673/
Sahanif671/
Zanneff671/
Shaanif671/
Zahniev671/
Dzhanib671/
Jhannif671/
Cauniff670/
Chanife670/

Zanif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zanif in the Hindi language
जैनिफjainipha-

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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 Zanif
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