Nafai Surname

180,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Morocco

Nafai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,0651:72,0967,507
Morocco8521:40,4656,572
Algeria1601:241,44726,268
Indonesia1061:1,247,63487,669
Pakistan711:2,516,11121,969
Cameroon601:346,15131,109
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

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

Nafai (165) may also be a first name.

Nafai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nafai (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻔﻌﻲ, Hindi: नफई, Marathi: नफई) is found most in Iran. It may occur as a variant: Nafaï. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafai? popularity and diffusion

Nafai is the 180,614th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,089,252 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 53 percent of Nafai live; 48 percent live in South Asia and 48 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 712,876th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 165 people.

The surname is most frequent in Iran, where it is held by 1,065 people, or 1 in 72,096. In Iran Nafai is primarily found in: Kurdistan Province, where 23 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 20 percent reside and Golestan Province, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran Nafai occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 36 percent reside and Algeria, where 7 percent reside.

Nafai Last Name Statistics demography

Nafai earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nafaï931/
Nafaiz91368/
Nafais9129/
Nafaie915/
Nafgai914/
Naffai913/
Nafaia912/
Ngafai912/
Nafaiu911/
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Nafaih911/
Nafaii911/
Nafaji911/
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Nafaai911/
Nafaid911/
Naafai911/
Nafayi911/
Naufai911/
Nafi8924,762/
Nafa896,168/
Ngafaih8327/
Nafaiah839/
Natfaji836/
Nafauji834/
Nafaiou831/
Nafayis831/
Nafawie831/
Nafis8028,057/
Nafie8025,843/
Nafea8013,253/
Nafaa805,539/
Nafiz805,088/
Nafay804,866/
Nafid801,302/
Nafei801,223/
Nafii801,129/
Naffa80739/
Nafad80691/
Naifi80663/
Ngafi80599/
Ngafa80597/
Nafas80452/
Nafat80427/
Nafae80413/
Naffi80325/
Nafih80323/
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Najfi80243/
Nafij80233/
Nadfi80206/
Nafah80204/
Nasfi80199/
Naafa80179/
Nafha80173/
Naifa80170/
Nayfa80108/
Nasfa8098/
Naafi8082/
Naufa8070/
Naufi8068/
Nafaz8059/
Nahfi8052/
Nafit8031/
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Nafui8027/
Nafoi8025/
Hnafi8017/
Nawfa8013/
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Nazfi809/
Najfa807/
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Naefi806/
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Gnafa802/
Natfa802/
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Natfi801/
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Nafeid73406/
Ngaffi73210/
Nahavi73151/
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Naffie73142/
Nafuja73114/
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Nafash7398/
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Naffas7330/
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Nafach7321/
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Naafiz7319/
Nafeha7318/
Ngnafa7318/
Nafhah7317/
Nafaya7317/
Nafayo7314/
Naaifa739/
Nnafie738/
Nafhis738/
Naafii737/
Nafeiy737/
Noofai737/
Naufis736/
Nafije736/
Naffad736/
Naafaa736/
Nafadd735/
Nahufa735/
Naffei735/
Hngafa735/
Naffae734/
Nafeja734/
Nassfi734/
Nofaie734/
Nafe'a734/
Naffea734/
Nasfaa733/
Nafaaz733/
Naafay733/
Nasfat733/
Nayfah733/
Nofayi733/
Nafhaa732/
Naifaa732/
Nafaye732/
Naffaz732/
Neafat732/
Naffat732/
Nafeis732/
Hnaifi732/
Nafeya732/
Nahafi732/
Naifio731/
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Nafiji731/
Naafah731/
Naafij731/
Nefaie731/
Nasfis731/
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Nafayz731/
Naffiz731/
Nafgah731/
Ngafoi731/
Naufae731/
Neafay730/
Nafe673,064/
Nofi671,032/
Nofa67634/
Nefi67310/
Naffa'a67249/
Nafiyah67225/
Nefa67179/
Naufahu67140/
Nafy6798/
Nhafath6794/
Nađfeji6755/
Nayfach6710/
Nafathh6710/
Neafach678/
Najfach676/
Nafeeja675/
Naufach675/
Naifiya674/
Nafé674/
Naafiya672/
Nashfaa672/
Naaphai672/
Naffath671/
Nafaová671/
Nafiyas671/
Naaifaa671/
Nasfadh671/
Nasfiya671/
Naufiya671/
Noufaji671/
Nasfije671/
Naffaaa671/
Nawfayu671/
Noufaiy671/
Notfaji671/
Nafasht671/
Nafá671/
Nafè671/
Nahafio671/
Naifaya671/
Naifaye671/
Naufaaz671/
Nashfau671/
Ngnadfi671/
Ngaafga671/
Nhahafa671/
H'Naifi671/
Ngaphai671/
Nafooya671/
Naphayi671/
Nahafiz671/
Naephai671/
Nafayeh671/
Nathfah671/
Neaffie670/
Nauffah670/

Nafai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nafai in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﻔﻌﻲnfy-
Nafai in the Hindi language
नफईnapha'i73.08
नफैnaphai19.23
नाफैnaphai3.85
नफाईnapha'i3.85
Nafai in the Marathi language
नफईnapha'i50
नाफईnapha'i50

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