Nafase Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nafase Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafase Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Nafase (7) may also be a first name.

Nafase Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nafase (Marathi: नफसे) is most common in Tanzania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafase? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nafase is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Nafase live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly used given name on earth, borne by 7 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Nafase is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 50 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nafasse926/
Nafatse921/
Nafaise921/
Nafas91452/
Naffasse864/
Naifashe861/
Nafasi83243/
Nafaxe83199/
Nafash8398/
Naffas8330/
Nafais8329/
Nafise8324/
Nefase8310/
Nafasa835/
Nafese834/
Nofase832/
Nafage831/
Naufas831/
Nafast831/
Nafaze831/
Naface831/
Nafaas831/
Nafaje831/
Nafays831/
Nafisse77256/
Nafasha7734/
Nafache7711/
Nafisee778/
Nafassi775/
Nafeese773/
Nafashi772/
Nafassa771/
Nafasht771/
Nafishe771/
Nafasoa771/
'Nefase771/
Nafager770/
Nafaz7359/
Nafos7311/
Nofas735/
Nafax732/
Nafasova711,906/
Nafatche7110/
Noufasse715/
Nafoushe712/
Naffasha712/
Nafieseh711/
Nasfashi711/
Nafaasha711/
Nafaissa711/
Nafaiz67368/
Nafoxe67139/
Nafous67136/
Nofasi67134/
Nafezi67114/
Naphas6725/
Nafach6721/
Nafaza679/
Nafesi676/
Ngofas675/
Noufas675/
Noface674/
Nafosh673/
Nafoos673/
Nafaaz673/
Nafeis672/
Nefasi672/
Nafazi672/
Naffaz672/
Nafice671/
Nafayz671/
Nafosi671/
Ngafos671/
Ngaufaiss671/
Nafaji671/
Naufaz671/
Nafecy670/

Nafase Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nafase in the Marathi language
नफसेnaphase-

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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 Nafase
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