Nacef Surname

101,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Nacef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nacef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria4,0371:9,5691,649
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
Tunisia771:7,9301,316
France431:1,544,714145,815
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
England91:6,190,895170,599
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

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.

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Natsef731/
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Nacheva674,386/
Nassief671,719/
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Natchev67183/
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Naychev6757/
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Nascife675/
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Nacciff673/
Hnassef672/
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Nacef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nacef in the Arabic language
نصفnsf-

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Footnotes

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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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