Nafeesa Forename
11,007th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 91,892 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Maldives
Nafeesa Forename User-submission:
Nafeesa is an Arabic unisex name, which means 'something so good and valuable that people compete for it'. It is derived from the n-f-s root, meaning 'to breathe', 'to compete', which is mentioned in many places in the Quran.
Nafeesa Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 100% | 48,665 | 1:24,964 | 3,552 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 37,302 | 1:5,210 | 742 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1,785 | 1:21,180 | 2,091 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 733 | 1:217,546 | 10,835 |
| South Africa | 100% | 546 | 1:99,877 | 8,090 |
| England | 99% | 494 | 1:112,557 | 4,108 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 434 | 1:409,134 | 13,705 |
| Maldives | 100% | 419 | 1:1,036 | 57 |
| United States | 100% | 403 | 1:899,595 | 19,519 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 350 | 1:88,036 | 9,509 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 256 | 1:27,937 | 2,722 |
| Bahrain | - | 118 | 1:11,429 | 1,802 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 59 | 1:23,075 | 2,617 |
| Kuwait | - | 57 | 1:66,408 | 5,422 |
| Malaysia | 92% | 44 | 1:692,044 | 27,306 |
| Canada | - | 39 | 1:849,574 | 18,191 |
| Qatar | 100% | 28 | 1:84,629 | 9,711 |
| Scotland | 100% | 18 | 1:297,243 | 4,537 |
| New Zealand | - | 17 | 1:266,826 | 8,395 |
| Australia | - | 14 | 1:975,544 | 11,712 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 13 | 1:1,300,160 | 20,012 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 11 | 1:1,402,165 | 43,227 |
| Egypt | 100% | 9 | 1:10,211,216 | 21,716 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 9 | 1:2,311,010 | 7,931 |
| Thailand | 100% | 8 | 1:8,758,227 | 128,595 |
| Tanzania | - | 7 | 1:7,541,188 | 37,665 |
| Norway | 100% | 7 | 1:733,190 | 11,461 |
| Sweden | 100% | 7 | 1:1,408,272 | 24,832 |
| Guyana | - | 6 | 1:127,210 | 8,948 |
| Oman | - | 6 | 1:684,778 | 5,486 |
| Wales | - | 4 | 1:773,577 | 8,486 |
| Singapore | - | 3 | 1:2,095,685 | 22,815 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Afghanistan | - | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Indonesia | - | 2 | 1:128,981,834 | 1,206,875 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Germany | 100% | 1 | 1:96,677,876 | 95,912 |
| Brazil | - | 1 | 1:214,236,154 | 864,335 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
Nafeesa (1,228) may also be a surname.
Nafeesa Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Nafeesa is an Arabic unisex name, which means 'something so good and valuable that people compete for it'. It is derived from the n-f-s root, meaning 'to breathe', 'to compete', which is mentioned in many places in the Quran.
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