Nafa Surname

79,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Nafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria3,3931:11,3862,002
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Israel4581:18,6852,787
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Indonesia2011:657,95651,506
Pakistan1721:1,038,62713,265
Uganda1151:339,47222,545
Niger961:199,9176,754
Mauritania681:60,2194,226
France581:1,145,219121,886
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
Benin451:229,68020,839
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
Iran311:2,476,85681,358
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Ivory Coast161:1,441,95230,506
India151:51,137,692512,385
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Libya91:693,7751,982
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Maldives81:50,5222,455
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166

The alternate forms: Nafá (1) are calculated separately.

Nafa (3,862) may also be a first name.

Nafa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nafa (Arabic: نفاع, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺎﻓﻊ, Hindi: नफा, Russian: Нафа) is held by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Nafá. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 79,135th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,181,509 people. Nafa occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Nafa reside; 65 percent reside in North Africa and 58 percent reside in Mahgreb. Nafa is also the 112,978th most frequent first name globally It is held by 3,862 people.

This surname is most frequent in Algeria, where it is carried by 3,393 people, or 1 in 11,386. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Annaba Province, where 31 percent live, Jijel Province, where 24 percent live and Tizi Ouzou Province, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Algeria Nafa is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent live and Israel, where 7 percent live.

Nafa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nafa last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nafa earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.81% more than the national average, earning $43,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.13% less than the national average, earning $32,728 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nafá921/
Nafea8913,253/
Nafaa895,539/
Nafay894,866/
Nafai892,359/
Naffa89739/
Nafad89691/
Ngafa89597/
Nafas89452/
Nafat89427/
Nafah89204/
Naafa89179/
Nafha89173/
Naifa89170/
Nayfa89108/
Nasfa8998/
Naufa8970/
Nafaz8959/
Nawfa8913/
Nazfa8912/
Nahfa8910/
Najfa897/
Nafau897/
Nnafa896/
Nadfa894/
Nafaà894/
Nafaj892/
Naefa892/
Gnafa892/
Natfa892/
Nafga892/
Nafap891/
Nafâa891/
Nafaï891/
Nafoa891/
Naféa891/
Naffaa80955/
Naffah80652/
Nafaiz80368/
Nadfah80144/
Naifah80105/
Ngafga80105/
Nafash8098/
Nadfat8085/
Ngaffa8073/
Nashfa8066/
Nafaah8047/
Naffay8043/
Naffas8030/
Nafais8029/
Nafach8021/
Ngnafa8018/
Nafhah8017/
Nafaya8017/
Naaifa809/
Naffad806/
Naafaa806/
Nafadd805/
Nahufa805/
Hngafa805/
Nafgai804/
Nafe'a804/
Naffea804/
Nasfaa803/
Nafaaz803/
Naafay803/
Naffai803/
Nasfat803/
Nayfah803/
Nafhaa802/
Naifaa802/
Naffaz802/
Neafat802/
Naffat802/
Nafaia802/
Ngafai802/
Naf'aa801/
Nafaad801/
Nafast801/
Naafah801/
Naufas801/
Ngafah801/
Nafaih801/
Nafauy801/
Nafadh801/
Nahafa801/
Naidfa801/
Naifad801/
Naifai801/
Naufaz801/
Nasfai801/
Nasfay801/
Nafaas801/
Neafai801/
Nafaai801/
Nafaid801/
Naafai801/
Naihfa801/
N'Gafa801/
Nafaay801/
Nafays801/
Nafayz801/
Nafgah801/
Naufai801/
Neafay800/
Nafi7524,762/
Nafe753,064/
Nafo751,401/
Nofa75634/
Nefa75179/
Nafy7598/
Nafé754/
Nafè751/
Naffa'a73249/
Naufahu73140/
Nhafath7394/
Ngafaih7327/
Nayfach7310/
Nafathh7310/
Neafach738/
Najfach736/
Naufach735/
Nashfaa732/
Naffath731/
Nafaová731/
Naaifaa731/
Nasfadh731/
Naffaaa731/
Nafasht731/
Naifaya731/
Naufaaz731/
Nashfau731/
Ngaafga731/
Nhahafa731/
Nathfah731/
Nauffah730/
Nafis6728,057/
Nafie6725,843/
Naife6712,596/
Nafiz675,088/
Nafee674,462/
Nafeh671,829/
Nafid671,302/
Nafei671,223/
Nafii671,129/
Naifi67663/
Ngafi67599/
Nofah67571/
Nafez67534/
Nefaa67515/
Nefah67444/
Noufa67380/
Ngofa67352/
Naffi67325/
Nafih67323/
Napha67297/
Neffa67270/
Nafio67264/
Najfi67243/
Nafey67240/
Nafij67233/
Nadfi67206/
Nasfi67199/
Nafer67175/
Nafoh67158/
Hnafy67153/
Noifa67134/
Ngafo67117/
Ngafe67115/
Navah67113/
Nnafe67101/
Naafi6782/
Naufi6768/
Naify6761/
Nafes6757/
Nahfi6752/
Neufa6751/
Nafée6748/
Naffe6740/
Naafo6738/
Nafou6732/
Nafit6731/
Nefai6731/
Naufe6729/
Nafui6727/
Nafoi6725/
Nafed6720/
Hnafi6717/
Ngafy6716/
Gnafo6716/
Neifa6713/
Noffa6712/
Nafiy6711/
Nafos6711/
Nazfi679/
Noefa679/
Nasfy678/
Naafe677/
Nafet677/
Nasfe677/
Naifo677/
Nepfa677/
Naefo676/
Nofas675/
Nafhi675/
Nafeu675/
Nafoo674/
Naffo674/
Neefa673/
Nafuj673/
Nayfe673/
Nafop672/
Nafhe672/
Nawfi672/
Noofa672/
Nnafi672/
Gnafe672/
Nefau672/
Nahva672/
Nafej671/
Nafod671/
Nofat671/
Nafoz671/
Nafuy671/
Naffá671/
Nuifa671/
Naffé671/
Nafot671/
Nafys671/
Najfe671/
Natfo671/
Nayfy671/
Nhafe671/
Néfau671/
Gnafi671/
Notfa671/
Naffy671/
Nafho671/
Nafyhova671/
Nehfa671/
Nayfi671/
Natfi671/
Nawfe671/
Noyfa671/

Nafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nafa in the Hindi language
नफाnapha91.67
नाफाnapha5
नफ़nafa3.33
Nafa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﺎﻓﻊnaf76.74
ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺎﻉalnfa13.95
ﻧﺎﻓﺎnafa4.65
ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻓﻊalnaf4.65
Nafa in the Russian language
Нафаnafa-
Nafa in the Arabic language
نفاعnfa-

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