Nadifa Surname
Approximately 1,014 people bear this surname
Nadifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 687 | 1:67,220 | 6,437 |
| Indonesia | 295 | 1:448,302 | 37,326 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
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 most common in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nadifa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 357,784th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,186,929 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Nadifa are found; 68 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Nadifa is also the 110,675th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 3,986 people.
Nadifa is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 687 people, or 1 in 67,220. In Kenya Nadifa is most common in: Mandera County, where 98 percent are found, Wajir County, where 1 percent are found and Isiolo County, where 0 percent are found. Besides Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 29 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nadifah | 92 | 1,307 | / |
| Nadhifa | 92 | 588 | / |
| Ngadifa | 92 | 9 | / |
| Nadiffa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nadhifah | 86 | 1,903 | / |
| Nadhifha | 86 | 83 | / |
| Nahdifah | 86 | 8 | / |
| Nadifi | 83 | 4,761 | / |
| Nadifo | 83 | 289 | / |
| Nadife | 83 | 46 | / |
| Nadefa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nadéfa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nadhifi | 77 | 27 | / |
| Nadefat | 77 | 11 | / |
| Nadivah | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nnadife | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nodifah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nadufah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ngadifo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nadifou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nedifah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nadiffi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nadiffe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nadhiffi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nadheefa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nadhivah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nadefi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nodufa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nedifo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nadheefaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nodipha | 62 | 247 | / |
| Gnadefi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nadhyfy | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nadiophe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nasdefer | 57 | 0 | / |
| Neidifer | 57 | 0 | / |
| Neidiffer | 53 | 67 | / |
| Nadeephai | 53 | 5 | / |
| Neiddifer | 53 | 4 | / |
| Najdhefer | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nedefo | 50 | 1 | / |
Nadifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nadifa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﻈﻴﻔﻪ | alnzyfh | - |
| Nadifa in the Marathi language | ||
| नदीफा | nadipha | - |
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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 Nadifa
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