Nafani Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Nafani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nafani Last Name Facts

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

Nafani (Marathi: नफानी) is found most in Iran. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafani? popularity and diffusion

Nafani is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Nafani live; 58 percent live in South Asia and 58 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

This last name is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 10,968,932. In Iran Nafani is most prevalent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Iran this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 8 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngafani9242/
Nafhani9238/
Nafaini9211/
Nafatni929/
Naufani929/
Nafaani929/
Nafamni921/
Nafaniy921/
Nafanich863/
Nafaatni861/
Nafana83107/
Nofani8355/
Nafane834/
Nafany834/
Nafoni831/
Nasfahani808/
Nafahanyi802/
Nafaana7711/
Nafanna7711/
Nnafana776/
Nafaina772/
Naifana771/
Nasfane771/
Nafomni771/
Nafayna771/
Nafanne771/
Nafatny771/
Naifane771/
Ngafane771/
Nafanets71132/
Nafanych715/
Naphanit715/
Ngafouni711/
Ngafonei711/
Nofana6713/
Nofane672/
Naiphanit671/
Nafony671/
Nafona671/

Nafani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nafani in the Marathi language
नफानीnaphani-

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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 Nafani
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