# Hanif (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hanif/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Arabic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,304 |
| US rank (2010) | 20,382 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 236,768 people |
| Change since 2000 | +62% (806 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Haniff |

## Etymology

From Arabic حَنِيف (ḥanīf, “true believer, righteous (person)”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hanif in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 7.1% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 72% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 7.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hanif in Afghanistan.

## People named Hanif

- Din Mohammad Hanif, Afghan politician, Minister of Economy of Afghanistan

## Similar surnames

Hamby, Hemby, Hanvey, Hamp, Hemp, Hampe.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.