Cognomen Khanifa (Ханифа 
, Khanifa 
) , across the world, is quite a rare surname. The family name Khanifa is habitual in Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a common surname, Indonesia, where it is a rare surname, and Kazakhstan, where it is a very rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia, and Russia. More frequently, Khanifa is the forename as well as the last name.