Nafan Surname
Approximately 1,390 people bear this surname
Nafan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 839 | 1:20,225 | 746 |
| Indonesia | 308 | 1:429,380 | 36,011 |
| Thailand | 206 | 1:342,905 | 59,500 |
| Ivory Coast | 10 | 1:2,307,123 | 39,352 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Nafan (578) may also be a first name.
Nafan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nafan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nafan (Hindi: नफन, Marathi: नफन, Russian: Нафан) is more frequently found in Mali than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nafan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 278,370th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,242,839 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Nafan reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Mande Africa. Nafan is also the 348,378th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 578 people.
Nafan is most frequently held in Mali, where it is borne by 839 people, or 1 in 20,225. Besides Mali this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside and Thailand, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasfan | 91 | 370 | / |
| Nafhan | 91 | 109 | / |
| Ngafan | 91 | 24 | / |
| Nafang | 91 | 22 | / |
| Naufan | 91 | 17 | / |
| Nafaan | 91 | 13 | / |
| Nafain | 91 | 10 | / |
| Naf'an | 91 | 7 | / |
| Naifan | 91 | 6 | / |
| Nafane | 91 | 4 | / |
| Naffan | 91 | 2 | / |
| Natfan | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nawfan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Naafan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Naddfan | 83 | 11 | / |
| Ngaffan | 83 | 5 | / |
| Gnafang | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nafatin | 83 | 3 | / |
| Naifang | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nasfaan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nashfan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nasfane | 83 | 1 | / |
| Naifane | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nafanne | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nafahan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Naufand | 83 | 0 | / |
| Nafon | 80 | 79 | / |
| Nofan | 80 | 71 | / |
| Nefan | 80 | 35 | / |
| Nafam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naifatin | 77 | 143 | / |
| Nafanova | 77 | 38 | / |
| Ngnafain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noufan | 73 | 713 | / |
| Naphan | 73 | 382 | / |
| Ngafon | 73 | 78 | / |
| Nafoin | 73 | 10 | / |
| Hnefan | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ngofan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nowfan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nofane | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gnafon | 73 | 2 | / |
| Noofan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Notfan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nahfon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nofang | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naffon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naefon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neifan | 73 | 0 | / |
| Nayfanova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nafainova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naiphan | 67 | 91 | / |
| Ngoufan | 67 | 61 | / |
| Noufang | 67 | 50 | / |
| Hneefan | 67 | 38 | / |
| Naephan | 67 | 23 | / |
| Natphan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nefahyn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Navahan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Neewfan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nouffan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naphane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nafoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noufaun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nafoung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nahafon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naifoin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nefahan | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Gofan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naphang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neaphan | 67 | 0 | / |
Nafan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nafan in the Hindi language | ||
| नफन | naphana | - |
| Nafan in the Marathi language | ||
| नफन | naphana | 55.56 |
| नाफान | naphana | 22.22 |
| नफान | naphana | 22.22 |
| Nafan in the Russian language | ||
| Нафан | nafan | - |
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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
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- 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 Nafan
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