Nafeel Surname

326,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Nafeel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafeel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,0231:20,3412,776
India341:22,560,747316,052
Pakistan271:6,616,44038,275
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Maldives171:23,7751,460
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Nafeel (1,239) may also be a first name.

Nafeel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nafeel occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafeel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 326,995th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 6,415,093 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nafeel are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Nafeel is also the 224,526th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 1,239 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 1,023 people, or 1 in 20,341. Excluding Sri Lanka it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent are found and Pakistan, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naffeel924/
Naafeel921/
Nafel914,516/
Nazfeesl861/
Naufel83698/
Nawfel83242/
Napfel83101/
Nafeld8320/
Nafael8317/
Naifel832/
Nafelt831/
Nafuel831/
Nafiel831/
Naffel831/
Nofeel831/
Nafl8022/
Najfeld77279/
Nayfeld7757/
Naifeld7727/
Nasfell7718/
Nowfeel7710/
Naufeld777/
Nafeild774/
Nauffel772/
Noufeel772/
Neafeld772/
Nahafel771/
Naufell771/
Naufeil771/
Nafil7311,890/
Nofel731,441/
Nefel7358/
Neefl730/
Neatfeld7112/
Najfeldt716/
Neadfelt710/
Naifeild710/
Noufel671,207/
Nowfel67488/
Nofiel67271/
Nefiel67196/
Noofel6745/
Naufil6741/
Nasfil6725/
Näpfel6725/
Noffel6725/
Neufel6724/
Näfelt6723/
Nofelt677/
Nepfel676/
Nafoul675/
Nafleh674/
Naffil673/
Neffel672/
Nahfil672/
Nofeld671/
Naphel671/
Nafail671/
Nawfil671/
Nayfelova671/
Newfel671/
Napfil671/
Nofael671/
Nofyel671/

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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 Nafeel
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