Naef Surname
Approximately 4,081 people bear this surname
Naef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2,565 | 1:3,202 | 419 |
| United States | 728 | 1:497,883 | 41,901 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Argentina | 127 | 1:336,562 | 26,540 |
| Canada | 76 | 1:484,810 | 41,569 |
| France | 73 | 1:909,900 | 105,096 |
| Australia | 72 | 1:374,940 | 30,993 |
| Denmark | 32 | 1:176,397 | 14,920 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48 | 1:1,046,223 | 61,047 |
Naef (6,460) may also be a first name.
Naef Demographics
Average Male Naef Height
176.2 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nayef | 89 | 93,887 | / |
| Naief | 89 | 371 | / |
| Naeff | 89 | 162 | / |
| Naefe | 89 | 99 | / |
| Nahef | 89 | 11 | / |
| Najef | 89 | 10 | / |
| Naeyf | 89 | 5 | / |
| Najeef | 80 | 27 | / |
| Nayeef | 80 | 20 | / |
| Nayyef | 80 | 13 | / |
| Nayeff | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nayefe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naeeef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Najefe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naheaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naif | 75 | 10,574 | / |
| Neef | 75 | 5,845 | / |
| Nauf | 75 | 560 | / |
| Nief | 75 | 554 | / |
| Neuf | 75 | 348 | / |
| Naev | 75 | 298 | / |
| Nayf | 75 | 265 | / |
| Neif | 75 | 246 | / |
| Neaf | 75 | 116 | / |
| Naew | 75 | 44 | / |
| Najf | 75 | 12 | / |
| Noef | 75 | 3 | / |
| Neyf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nuef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Najaf | 67 | 24,160 | / |
| Naife | 67 | 12,596 | / |
| Nayeb | 67 | 3,907 | / |
| Najeb | 67 | 776 | / |
| Neiff | 67 | 428 | / |
| Neeff | 67 | 356 | / |
| Nayuf | 67 | 266 | / |
| Najev | 67 | 248 | / |
| Najif | 67 | 241 | / |
| Naiff | 67 | 214 | / |
| Neife | 67 | 158 | / |
| Nayif | 67 | 56 | / |
| Naaif | 67 | 44 | / |
| Naieb | 67 | 33 | / |
| Naufe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Niyaf | 67 | 26 | / |
| Neuff | 67 | 25 | / |
| Nauff | 67 | 24 | / |
| Noefe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nahif | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nawew | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hnaif | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hneif | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nayaf | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nayev | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nheef | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngaev | 67 | 8 | / |
| Neift | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nayew | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nijaf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Naiev | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nayfe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nauev | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nejaf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Neefh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Najuf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Naiyf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nahew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naiaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nayff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nejif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nayof | 67 | 2 | / |
| Noeft | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nehaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neuft | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neuhf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Noeff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gnaev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naifs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuiaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayefová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neyaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neyff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noyef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hneaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neyfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayyf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nejff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naufh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neief | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naevd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Najew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noaif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nieff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhaif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neaff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Naufs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Neifs | 67 | 0 | / |
Naef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Naef in the Russian language | ||
| Наеф | naef | - |
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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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis