Nadifa Surname

357,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,014 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nadifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nadifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6871:67,2206,437
Indonesia2951:448,30237,326
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Nadifa (3,986) may also be a first name.

Nadifa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nadifa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nadifa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻈﻴﻔﻪ, Marathi: नदीफा) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nadifa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 357,784th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,186,929 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Nadifa are found; 68 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 110,675th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,986 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 687 people, or 1 in 67,220. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Mandera County, where 98 percent reside, Wajir County, where 1 percent reside and Isiolo County, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 29 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nadifah921,307/
Nadhifa92588/
Ngadifa929/
Nadiffa921/
Nadhifah861,903/
Nadhifha8683/
Nahdifah868/
Nadifi834,761/
Nadifo83289/
Nadife8346/
Nadefa834/
Nadéfa831/
Nadhifi7727/
Nadefat7711/
Nadivah777/
Nnadife777/
Nodifah775/
Nadufah774/
Ngadifo772/
Nadifou771/
Nedifah771/
Nadiffi771/
Nadiffe771/
Nadhiffi719/
Nadheefa715/
Nadhivah711/
Nadefi6720/
Nodufa675/
Nedifo674/
Nadheefaa671/
Nodipha62247/
Gnadefi621/
Nadhyfy621/
Nadiophe571/
Nasdefer570/
Neidifer570/
Neidiffer5367/
Nadeephai535/
Neiddifer534/
Najdhefer531/
Nedefo501/

Nadifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nadifa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﻈﻴﻔﻪalnzyfh-
Nadifa in the Marathi language
नदीफाnadipha-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nadifa
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