Nafasi Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nafasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2201:240,64419,599
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nafasi (217) may also be a first name.

Nafasi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nafasi (Hindi: नफासी, Marathi: नफसी) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafasi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nafasi is the 1,035,555th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nafasi are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nafasi is also the 612,983rd most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 217 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 220 people, or 1 in 240,644. In Tanzania Nafasi is most common in: Shinyanga Region, where 47 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 29 percent live and Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 15 percent live. Barring Tanzania Nafasi occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent live and Iran, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nafassi925/
Nafashi922/
Nasfashi861/
Nofasi83134/
Nafesi836/
Nafase835/
Nafasa835/
Nafazi832/
Nefasi832/
Nafosi831/
Nafaji831/
Nafasha7734/
Nafoosi7718/
Nefhasi779/
Natfaji776/
Nafousi776/
Nafasse776/
Nefassi775/
Nafauji774/
Nofassi774/
Nafessi772/
Nafasoa771/
Nafaise771/
Nafassa771/
Nafatse771/
Nafadji771/
Nafatchi7128/
Nafoussi7113/
Naffasse714/
Naffasha712/
Naphasit712/
Naphasai711/
Naifashe711/
Nafaasha711/
Naffadji711/
Nafeussi711/
Nafaissa711/
Nafaxe67199/
Nafezi67114/
Nefase6710/
Nafaza679/
Nafese674/
Nofase672/
Nefazi672/
Nasfatchi671/
Naface671/
Nafaze671/
Nafaje671/
Nafage671/

Nafasi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nafasi in the Hindi language
नफासीnaphasi-
Nafasi in the Marathi language
नफसीnaphasi-

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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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  • 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 Nafasi
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