Naef Surname

113,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Naef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2,5651:3,202419
United States7281:497,88341,901
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Argentina1271:336,56226,540
Canada761:484,81041,569
France731:909,900105,096
Australia721:374,94030,993
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
England261:2,143,00282,017
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
India51:153,413,076951,030
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Naef (6,460) may also be a first name.

Naef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Naef (Russian: Наеф) is found in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Naef? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 113,358th most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,785,726 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Naef live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 81,736th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 6,460 people.

The surname is most widespread in Switzerland, where it is held by 2,565 people, or 1 in 3,202. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of Zürich, where 34 percent reside, Canton of St Gallen, where 16 percent reside and Canton of Aargau, where 6 percent reside. Other than Switzerland this surname occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent reside.

Naef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Naef has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Naef surname rose 1,517 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Naef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Naef last name are 20.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.63% registered with the party.

The amount Naef earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 19.99% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,509 per year; in United States they earn 5.84% more than the national average, earning $45,669 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.23% more than the national average, earning $51,783 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nayef8993,887/
Naief89371/
Naeff89162/
Naefe8999/
Nahef8911/
Najef8910/
Naeyf895/
Najeef8027/
Nayeef8020/
Nayyef8013/
Nayeff805/
Nayefe801/
Naeeef801/
Najefe801/
Naheaf801/
Naif7510,574/
Neef755,845/
Nauf75560/
Nief75554/
Neuf75348/
Naev75298/
Nayf75265/
Neif75246/
Neaf75116/
Naew7544/
Najf7512/
Noef753/
Neyf753/
Nuef751/
Najaf6724,160/
Naife6712,596/
Nayeb673,907/
Najeb67776/
Neiff67428/
Neeff67356/
Nayuf67266/
Najev67248/
Najif67241/
Naiff67214/
Neife67158/
Nayif6756/
Naaif6744/
Naieb6733/
Naufe6729/
Niyaf6726/
Neuff6725/
Nauff6724/
Noefe6720/
Nahif6718/
Nawew6718/
Hnaif6716/
Hneif6714/
Nayaf6713/
Nayev6712/
Nheef678/
Ngaev678/
Neift677/
Nayew675/
Nijaf674/
Naiev674/
Nayfe673/
Nauev673/
Nejaf673/
Neefh673/
Najuf673/
Naiyf673/
Nahew672/
Naiaf672/
Nayff672/
Nejif672/
Nayof672/
Noeft672/
Nehaf672/
Neuft672/
Neuhf672/
Noeff672/
Gnaev671/
Naifs671/
Nuiaf671/
Nayefová671/
Neyaf671/
Neyff671/
Noyef671/
Hneaf671/
Neyfe671/
Nayyf671/
Nejff671/
Naufh671/
Neief671/
Naevd671/
Najew671/
Noaif671/
Nieff671/
Nhaif671/
Neaff670/
Naufs670/
Neifs670/

Naef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naef in the Russian language
Наефnaef-

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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 Naef
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