Nacef Surname
Approximately 4,662 people bear this surname
Nacef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 4,037 | 1:9,569 | 1,649 |
| Morocco | 443 | 1:77,824 | 13,257 |
| Tunisia | 77 | 1:7,930 | 1,316 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
The alternate forms: Naçéf (1) are calculated separately.
Nacef (73) may also be a first name.
Nacef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nacef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nacef (Arabic: نصف) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Naçéf. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nacef? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 101,239th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,563,180 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nacef reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 98 percent reside in Mahgreb. Nacef is also the 1,134,117th most frequently occurring forename internationally, borne by 73 people.
The surname Nacef is most frequent in Algeria, where it is borne by 4,037 people, or 1 in 9,569. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Bouïra Province, where 22 percent reside, Sétif Province, where 13 percent reside and Algiers Province, where 13 percent reside. Not including Algeria it occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 10 percent reside and Tunisia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nachef | 91 | 2,186 | / |
| Nascef | 91 | 18 | / |
| Naceuf | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nacefe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Naceff | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nacief | 91 | 1 | / |
| Naçéf | 87 | 1 | / |
| Nasceif | 83 | 17 | / |
| Nacheff | 83 | 16 | / |
| Nachefe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nascief | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nasef | 80 | 25,636 | / |
| Nacif | 80 | 3,271 | / |
| Nazef | 80 | 879 | / |
| Nacev | 80 | 619 | / |
| Najef | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nocef | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nakef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Natcheff | 77 | 11 | / |
| Nassef | 73 | 21,125 | / |
| Naseef | 73 | 4,594 | / |
| Nachev | 73 | 3,955 | / |
| Nashef | 73 | 2,892 | / |
| Nazeef | 73 | 1,407 | / |
| Nasief | 73 | 950 | / |
| Naseif | 73 | 618 | / |
| Naceva | 73 | 493 | / |
| Naciff | 73 | 420 | / |
| Nascif | 73 | 239 | / |
| Nazief | 73 | 192 | / |
| Nacife | 73 | 73 | / |
| Nachif | 73 | 69 | / |
| Nakeff | 73 | 30 | / |
| Nacsev | 73 | 28 | / |
| Najeef | 73 | 27 | / |
| Nazefe | 73 | 23 | / |
| Nacheb | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nacifs | 73 | 6 | / |
| Naseaf | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nazeif | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nakeef | 73 | 4 | / |
| Naisef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naqeef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naczew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nacift | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nagefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nakcif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nasefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naseff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Najefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nadjef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nakhef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naceeb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nadzef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Natsef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Natscheff | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nacheva | 67 | 4,386 | / |
| Nassief | 67 | 1,719 | / |
| Nasseif | 67 | 668 | / |
| Nashief | 67 | 429 | / |
| Nasseef | 67 | 208 | / |
| Natchev | 67 | 183 | / |
| Nasseff | 67 | 69 | / |
| Naychev | 67 | 57 | / |
| Nauseef | 67 | 56 | / |
| Nascife | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nasheef | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nacciff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hnassef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nacheev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nasshef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hnaseef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naciffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naschev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nageshf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naseefp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nauchev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nauseff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naussef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnachif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nasciff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nazeffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nackeaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nazzeef | 67 | 1 | / |
Nacef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nacef in the Arabic language | ||
| نصف | nsf | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nacef
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