Nafay Surname
Approximately 4,866 people bear this surname
Nafay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 4,837 | 1:36,933 | 1,687 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Nafay (130) may also be a first name.
Nafay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nafay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nafay (Marathi: नफाय) is found most in Pakistan. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nafay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nafay is the 97,521st most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,497,646 people. The surname Nafay is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nafay are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 814,623rd most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 130 people.
The surname Nafay is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is borne by 4,837 people, or 1 in 36,933. In Pakistan Nafay is mostly concentrated in: Balochistan, where 94 percent live, Sindh, where 3 percent live and Punjab, where 1 percent live. Barring Pakistan Nafay occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nafay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nafay in the Marathi language | ||
| नफाय | naphaya | - |
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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 Nafay
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