Al Nayef Surname
Approximately 4,486 people bear this surname
Al Nayef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 3,913 | 1:4,933 | 554 |
| Jordan | 329 | 1:26,877 | 3,576 |
| Kuwait | 87 | 1:43,686 | 5,304 |
| Lebanon | 56 | 1:100,662 | 5,997 |
| Iraq | 52 | 1:673,493 | 9,953 |
| Palestine | 20 | 1:227,442 | 9,690 |
| Yemen | 12 | 1:2,202,108 | 13,606 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Al Nayef Demographics
Al Nayef Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Nayef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Nayef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Nayef occurs in Syria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Nayef? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 104,580th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,624,509 people. The surname Al Nayef is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Nayef reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 97 percent reside in Levant.
It is most frequently occurring in Syria, where it is borne by 3,913 people, or 1 in 4,933. In Syria it is most common in: Aleppo Governorate, where 90 percent are found, Homs Governorate, where 10 percent are found and Al-Hasakah Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Besides Syria this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 7 percent are found and Kuwait, where 2 percent are found.
Al Nayef Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Sunni (86%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Naef | 93 | 1 | / |
| Al Nayf | 93 | 1 | / |
| Al-Nayef | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Naweef | 82 | 183 | / |
| Al Najeef | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Naheef | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Naif | 80 | 99 | / |
| Al Nyew | 80 | 3 | / |
| Al-Nayeb | 75 | 2 | / |
| Al Najuf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Al Najaf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Al-Naiyf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Nayif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Naieb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Najeeb | 71 | 436 | / |
| Al-Naif | 67 | 208 | / |
| Al Naib | 67 | 3 | / |
| Al Najab | 63 | 21 | / |
| Al-Naieb | 63 | 7 | / |
| Al Najib | 63 | 2 | / |
| Al-Naib | 53 | 57 | / |
| Al-Najib | 50 | 7 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al Nayef
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