Nafees Surname

25,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Nafees Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafees Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan14,5881:12,246850
India2,2631:338,96018,644
Sri Lanka1,6811:12,3791,773
Bangladesh1,2621:126,2735,065
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
United Arab Emirates3401:26,9483,000
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
England1061:525,64232,946
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Maldives941:4,300406
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Nafees (51,769) may also be a first name.

Nafees Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nafees (Dhivehi: ު‫ނަފީސް, Hindi: नफीस, Marathi: नफ़ीस) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nafees click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafees? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 25,253rd most frequently used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 341,113 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Nafees are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 17,954th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 51,769 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 14,588 people, or 1 in 12,246. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 52 percent reside, Sindh, where 36 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Pakistan this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 8 percent reside.

Nafees Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nafees surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nafees earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 43.97% more than the national average, earning $62,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.71% more than the national average, earning $65,437 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nahfees92292/
Nasfees9280/
Nafeesh9233/
Nafeesz925/
Nafeese923/
Nafeeds921/
Nafeeys921/
Naffees921/
Nafee914,462/
Nafes9157/
Nadfeyes868/
Nafeez83657/
Nafeer83418/
Nafesh83298/
Nafeed8319/
Naffes8318/
Naffee8318/
Nafies8318/
Nafess835/
Nafets834/
Nafese834/
Nafeej833/
Nafeey833/
Nefees832/
Nafeis832/
Nazfee831/
Nafeex831/
Nafehe831/
Nawfee831/
Nafe803,064/
Naufeed773/
Naufeer772/
Naufeez772/
Naffesh771/
Nasfeer771/
Nafeece771/
Nafeeee771/
Nhafeez771/
Nnafeez771/
Nawfeer771/
Nafeedh771/
Nafis7328,057/
Nafie7325,843/
Nafea7313,253/
Naife7312,596/
Nafeh731,829/
Nafei731,223/
Nefes73941/
Nafez73534/
Nafey73240/
Nafer73175/
Ngafe73115/
Nnafe73101/
Nafée7348/
Naffe7340/
Naufe7329/
Nafed7320/
Naafe737/
Nafet737/
Nasfe737/
Nafeu735/
Nayfe733/
Nafhe732/
Nafec732/
Gnafe732/
Nafej731/
Nafys731/
Najfe731/
Nhafe731/
Nawfe731/
Gnapfeus715/
Nađfeješ712/
Nayefesh711/
Nofies671,846/
Naufer671,573/
Nafish67840/
Nafiss67830/
Naifeh67589/
Nayfeh67551/
Nafeid67406/
Nefesh67385/
Ngaufe67274/
Naffie67142/
Nafous67136/
Nnaife6796/
Niefes6759/
Naffer6758/
Neafie6754/
Naffis6734/
Nafais6729/
Nafieh6725/
Nafise6724/
Nadfey6723/
Naifer6719/
Naafey6719/
Ngofes6713/
Ngaafe6712/
Ngafeh6710/
Nnafie678/
Nafhis678/
Naufis676/
Nafije676/
Nazfer676/
Naffei675/
Ngaffe675/
Nafedh674/
Nafe'a674/
Naffea674/
Neafey673/
Naafeh673/
Nađfej672/
Naffej671/
Nafiez671/
Nefeus671/
Nasfer671/
Nasfis671/
Nađfei671/
Naffey671/
Ngafei671/
Naïfer671/
Noofes671/
Noufee671/
Nafice671/
Nafısì671/
Nauffe671/
Napfer671/
Ngnafe671/
N'Nafe671/
Nofoes671/
Nafech671/
Nyefes671/
Naiffe671/
Nafays671/
Nafedz671/
Naphes670/
Neafer670/
Nahfer670/
Nefess670/
Natfer670/

Nafees Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nafees in the Marathi language
नफ़ीसnafisa-
Nafees in the Dhivehi language
ު‫ނަފީސްunafis-
Nafees in the Hindi language
नफीसnaphisa99.67
नफीशnaphisa0.3
नफ़ीसnafisa0.03

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