Nafe Surname
Approximately 3,064 people bear this surname
Nafe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 954 | 1:32,344 | 4,580 |
| Egypt | 671 | 1:137,013 | 10,788 |
| United States | 395 | 1:917,618 | 68,923 |
| Germany | 283 | 1:284,472 | 29,719 |
| Iran | 218 | 1:352,213 | 23,514 |
| Pakistan | 167 | 1:1,069,724 | 13,491 |
| India | 132 | 1:5,811,101 | 137,947 |
| Indonesia | 52 | 1:2,543,254 | 149,807 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Mauritania | 14 | 1:292,490 | 12,957 |
| Jordan | 12 | 1:736,870 | 14,651 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Tonga | 4 | 1:26,828 | 461 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 69 | 1:727,807 | 46,603 |
The alternate forms: Näfe (131), Nafé (4) & Nafè (1) are calculated separately.
Nafe (2,087) may also be a first name.
Nafe Demographics
Average Nafe Salary in
United States
$45,271 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nafe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nafe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nafe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺎﻓﻊ, Hindi: नफे, Russian: Нафе) is borne by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Näfe, Nafé or Nafè. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nafe.
How Common Is The Last Name Nafe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 144,929th most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,378,442 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 51 percent of Nafe live; 32 percent live in West Asia and 31 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Nafe is also the 164,802nd most widespread first name globally, held by 2,087 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 954 people, or 1 in 32,344. Beside Saudi Arabia it is found in 44 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.
Nafe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Nafe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nafe surname rose 572 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nafe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Nafe last name are 25.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.91% registered with the political party.
The amount Nafe earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.92% more than the national average, earning $45,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.69% less than the national average, earning $43,376 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nafe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nafe in the Hindi language | ||
| नफे | naphe | 77.46 |
| नाफे | naphe | 22.54 |
| Nafe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﺎﻓﻊ | naf | 66.67 |
| ﻧﺎﻓﻰ | nafy | 16.67 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻓﻊ | alnaf | 16.67 |
| Nafe in the Russian language | ||
| Нафе | nafe | - |
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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 Nafe
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