The Hanafi surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 222 people carried this name — #84,463 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 52% from 146 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 105 people named Hanafi.
Most of them — 66 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Essonne.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
37 people named Hanafi live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 33 people named Hanafi live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
56 people named Hanafi is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Hanafi,
with a public archive behind them.
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Anak Marhaen Hanafi 1918–2004
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Hasan Hanafi 1935–2021 · intellectual
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Hasan Hanafi 1935–2021 · intellectual
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Hasan Hanafi 1935–2021 · intellectual
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Hasan Hanafi 1935–2021 · intellectual
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Zakaria Hanafi 1961– · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hanafi.
- Hamond 252 · U.S. census
- Hamoud 181 · U.S. census
- Hamouda 162 · U.S. census
- Hampe 618 · U.S. census
- Hamza 1,035 · U.S. census
- Han 29,847 · U.S. census
- Hanau 122 · U.S. census
- Hanauer 521 · U.S. census
- Hance 4,464 · U.S. census
- Handel 2,367 · U.S. census
- Hanel 879 · U.S. census
- Hanen 239 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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