How common is the surname Hanif?

1,304 people in the United States had the surname Hanif in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 236,768 Americans. It ranked 20,382nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hanif?

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

Where is the surname Hanif most common?

Wikidata records people named Hanif in Afghanistan.

Is the surname Hanif getting more or less common?

More common. 806 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,304 in 2010, up 62%.

Is Hanif also a first name?

Yes. Hanif is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Hanif

An Arabic surname, carried by 1,304 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H510 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hanif is more common than 87.4% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

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

One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,304 people named Hanif in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 236,768 Americans. That is up 62% since 2000, when the Census counted 806.

#20,382

rank among US surnames

1,304

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+61.8%

change since 2000 (was #28,005)

Who is named Hanif

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

72% of people named Hanif identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 9.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 7.1% as white (not Hispanic).

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

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Hanifs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Din Mohammad Hanif
Afghan politician, Minister of Economy of Afghanistan, born 1955

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Haniff

Hanif has the Soundex code H510, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H510.

Other Arabic surnames

All 179 Arabic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hanif come from?: From Arabic حَنِيف (ḥanīf, “true believer, righteous (person)”).
How common is the surname Hanif?: 1,304 people in the United States had the surname Hanif in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 236,768 Americans. It ranked 20,382nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hanif?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Hanif identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 9.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hanif?: Din Mohammad Hanif, Afghan politician, Minister of Economy of Afghanistan.
Where is the surname Hanif most common?: Wikidata records people named Hanif in Afghanistan.
Is the surname Hanif getting more or less common?: More common. 806 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,304 in 2010, up 62%.
What are other spellings of Hanif?: Haniff.
Is Hanif also a first name?: Yes. Hanif is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.