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Family name Hanifa (Hanifa
, حنيفه
, Ханифа
) , all around the world, is a common last name. The cognomen Hanifa is characteristic of Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a common surname, Sri Lanka, and Qatar, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Indonesia, Bangladesh, and India. More prevalently, Hanifa is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Hanifa | Bangladesh, Tanzania, India, Indonesia, Pakistan |
| حنيفه | Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, Palestinian Territory, Iran |
| Ханифа | Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan |