Nafee Surname

105,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Nafee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2,2271:41,2824,194
Bangladesh1,0811:147,4165,565
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Iran2691:285,43720,593
Pakistan911:1,963,12019,042
Afghanistan371:869,0058,756
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Mauritania161:255,92911,901
United States141:25,889,924709,614
India111:69,733,217610,955
England91:6,190,895170,599
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Nafée (48) are calculated separately.

Nafee (293) may also be a first name.

Nafee Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nafee (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺎﻓﻊ) is found most frequently in Egypt. It can appear as: Nafée. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafee? popularity and diffusion

Nafee is the 105,025th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,633,247 people. The surname Nafee is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Nafee live; 50 percent live in North Africa and 50 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 515,650th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 293 people.

This last name is most common in Egypt, where it is held by 2,227 people, or 1 in 41,282. Besides Egypt it is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 24 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 14 percent reside.

Nafee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nafee has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nafee surname grew 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nafee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nafee last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Nafee earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.06% less than the national average, earning $34,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nafée9348/
Nafees9121,364/
Nafeez91657/
Nafeer91418/
Nafeie9173/
Nafeed9119/
Naffee9118/
Nafeej913/
Nafeey913/
Nazfee911/
Nafehe911/
Nawfee911/
Nafe893,064/
Nahfees83292/
Nasfees8380/
Nafeesh8333/
Najafee8324/
Nafeeja835/
Nafeesz835/
Naufeed833/
Naufeer832/
Naufeez832/
Nasfeer831/
Nafeeds831/
Nafeeee831/
Nafeeye831/
Nafeeys831/
Nhafeez831/
Nnafeez831/
Nawfeer831/
Nafeedh831/
Naffees831/
Nafie8025,843/
Nafea8013,253/
Naife8012,596/
Nafeh801,829/
Nafei801,223/
Nafez80534/
Nafae80413/
Nafey80240/
Nafer80175/
Ngafe80115/
Nnafe80101/
Naefe8099/
Nafes8057/
Nafoe8055/
Naffe8040/
Naufe8029/
Nafed8020/
Naafe807/
Nafet807/
Nasfe807/
Nafeu805/
Nayfe803/
Nafue802/
Nafhe802/
Gnafe802/
Nafej801/
Najfe801/
Nhafe801/
Nafye801/
Nawfe801/
Nadfeyes778/
Nađfeješ772/
Naufer731,573/
Naifeh73589/
Nayfeh73551/
Nafeid73406/
Nafesh73298/
Ngaufe73274/
Nafuye73207/
Naffie73142/
Ngafoe73101/
Nnaife7396/
Nafiie7392/
Naffer7358/
Neafie7354/
Nafieh7325/
Nadfey7323/
Naifer7319/
Naafey7319/
Naffes7318/
Nafeha7318/
Najafe7312/
Ngaafe7312/
Ngafeh7310/
Ngafue739/
Nnafie738/
Nayafe738/
Nafeiy737/
Nafije736/
Nazfer736/
Nafaie735/
Nafess735/
Naffei735/
Ngaffe735/
Nafets734/
Naffae734/
Nafeja734/
Nafedh734/
Nafe'a734/
Naffea734/
Neafey733/
Naafeh733/
Nafaye732/
Nađfej732/
Nafeis732/
Nyiafe732/
Nafeya732/
Naffej731/
Nasfer731/
Nađfei731/
Naffey731/
Ngafei731/
Naïfer731/
Noufee731/
Nafiye731/
Nafoye731/
Nahfoe731/
Nauffe731/
Napfer731/
Ngnafe731/
N'Nafe731/
Nafech731/
Najefe731/
Nafaje731/
Nafeut731/
Naiffe731/
Nafaeh731/
Nafedz731/
Nyoafe731/
Nayefe731/
Naufae731/
Neafer730/
Nahfer730/
Natfer730/
Nahafeejo711/
Nafi6724,762/
Nafa676,168/
Nefe67217/
Näfe67131/
Nofe67101/
Nafy6798/
Nife6756/
Nađfeji6755/
Nayefeh6741/
Najafie6723/
Neaffer6720/
Ngaffeu6715/
Ngnafeu678/
Ngaupfe676/
Noufeer675/
Nafé674/
Najafeh673/
Ngafoue673/
Naiefeh671/
Naiffer671/
Napheer671/
Naffesh671/
Nasfije671/
Ngaifeh671/
Nnajife671/
Nouffee671/
Nafá671/
Nafè671/
Najeefa671/
Nahfueh671/
Naifaye671/
Najafei671/
Najaffe671/
Nasferr671/
Ngayfeh671/
Gnafoue671/
Naffoje671/
Nafawie671/
Nafayeh671/
Neaffie670/

Nafee Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nafee in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﺎﻓﻊnaf95.83
ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻓﻊalnaf4.17

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nafee
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