Family name حنيفة (Hanifa 
, حنيفة 
) , in the entire world, is a common cognomen. The surname حنيفة is characteristic of Sri Lanka, where it is quite a common surname, Qatar, where it is quite a rare surname, and United Arab Emirates. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Indonesia, Bangladesh, and India. More prevalently, حنيفة is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Hanifa | Tanzania, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia |
| حنيفة | Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, Egypt |