Nafaa Surname

86,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Nafaa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafaa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2,0451:16,8592,564
Algeria1,5081:25,6184,677
Egypt1,4341:64,1116,013
Mauritania2621:15,6291,475
France981:677,78386,620
Tunisia301:20,3543,251
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Maldives61:67,3622,983
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

The alternate forms: Nafaà (4) & Nafâa (1) are calculated separately.

Nafaa (1,488) may also be a first name.

Nafaa Last Name Facts

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

Nafaa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺎﻓﻊ) is more frequently found in Morocco than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Nafaà or Nafâa. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafaa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 86,930th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,315,679 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nafaa live; 91 percent live in North Africa and 65 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 201,616th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 1,488 people.

The last name Nafaa is most widely held in Morocco, where it is held by 2,045 people, or 1 in 16,859. Besides Morocco this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 27 percent reside and Egypt, where 26 percent reside.

Nafaa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nafaa surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nafaa earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 24.39% less than the national average, earning $32,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.94% more than the national average, earning $54,127 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nafaà934/
Nafâa931/
Naffaa91955/
Nafaah9147/
Nafaya9117/
Naafaa916/
Nasfaa913/
Nafaaz913/
Nafhaa912/
Naifaa912/
Nafaia912/
Naf'aa911/
Nafaad911/
Nafaas911/
Nafaai911/
Nafaay911/
Nafa896,168/
Naffa'a83249/
Nafaiah839/
Nashfaa832/
Naaifaa831/
Naffaaa831/
Naifaya831/
Naufaaz831/
Nafea8013,253/
Nafay804,866/
Nafai802,359/
Naffa80739/
Nafad80691/
Ngafa80597/
Nefaa80515/
Nafas80452/
Nafat80427/
Nafae80413/
Nafah80204/
Naafa80179/
Nafha80173/
Naifa80170/
Nayfa80108/
Nasfa8098/
Naufa8070/
Nafaz8059/
Nawfa8013/
Nazfa8012/
Nahfa8010/
Najfa807/
Nafau807/
Nnafa806/
Nadfa804/
Nafaj802/
Naefa802/
Gnafa802/
Natfa802/
Nafga802/
Nafap801/
Nafaï801/
Nafoa801/
Naféa801/
Naffah73652/
Neffaa73477/
Nafaiz73368/
Nadfah73144/
Nafuja73114/
Naifah73105/
Ngafga73105/
Nafash7398/
Nadfat7385/
Ngaffa7373/
Nashfa7366/
Nafiya7356/
Nafija7351/
Naffay7343/
Nofaya7332/
Nafuya7331/
Naffas7330/
Nafais7329/
Nafach7321/
Nafeha7318/
Ngnafa7318/
Nafhah7317/
Nafayo7314/
Naaifa739/
Navaha739/
Naffad736/
Ngofaa736/
Nafaie735/
Nafadd735/
Nahufa735/
Hngafa735/
Naffae734/
Nafeja734/
Nafgai734/
Naavah734/
Nafe'a734/
Naffea734/
Naafay733/
Naffai733/
Nasfat733/
Nayfah733/
Nafaye732/
Naffaz732/
Neafat732/
Naffat732/
Ngafai732/
Nafeya732/
Nafast731/
Naafah731/
Naufas731/
Ngafah731/
Nafaiu731/
Nafaiy731/
Nafaih731/
Nafaii731/
Nafaji731/
Nafauy731/
Nafoya731/
Nafadh731/
Nahafa731/
Naidfa731/
Naifad731/
Naifai731/
Naufaz731/
Nasfai731/
Nasfay731/
Neafai731/
Nafaid731/
Nafaje731/
Naafai731/
Naphaa731/
Naihfa731/
N'Gafa731/
Nafaeh731/
Nafayi731/
Nafays731/
Nafayz731/
Nafgah731/
Naufae731/
Naufai731/
Nahava730/
Neafay730/
Nafi6724,762/
Nafe673,064/
Nafo671,401/
Nofa67634/
Nafiyah67225/
Nefa67179/
Naufahu67140/
Nafy6798/
Nhafath6794/
Ngafaih6727/
Nayfach6710/
Nafathh6710/
Neafach678/
Najfach676/
Natfaji676/
Nafeeja675/
Naufach675/
Nafauji674/
Naifiya674/
Nafé674/
Naafiya672/
Naaphai672/
Naffath671/
Nafaová671/
Nafiyas671/
Nasfadh671/
Nasfiya671/
Naufiya671/
Nawfayu671/
Noufaha671/
Nafaiou671/
Nafasht671/
Nafá671/
Nafè671/
Naifaye671/
Navayah671/
Nashfau671/
Ngaafga671/
Nhahafa671/
Nafayis671/
Nafooya671/
Naphaya671/
Nafawie671/
Nafayeh671/
Nathfah671/
Nauffah670/

Nafaa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nafaa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﺎﻓﻊnaf44.19
ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺎﻉalnfa27.91
ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻓﻊalnaf24.42
ﺍﺍﻧﻔﺎﻉaanfa1.16

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nafaa
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