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 last name Nafase (Marathi: नफसे) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafase? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nafase is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Nafase are found; 40 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 7 people.

This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 50 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 50 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name is found 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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