Nafesh Surname
Approximately 298 people bear this surname
Nafesh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 193 | 1:45,816 | 4,799 |
| Palestine | 101 | 1:45,038 | 4,864 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Nafesh (37) may also be a first name.
Nafesh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nafesh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nafesh (Hindi: नफीस) has its highest incidence in Jordan. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nafesh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 897,852nd most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 24,454,852 people. Nafesh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nafesh are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 37 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Jordan, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 45,816. In Jordan it is most prevalent in: Amman Governorate, where 84 percent are found, Zarqa Governorate, where 12 percent are found and Balqa Governorate, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Jordan it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 34 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nafesh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nafesh in the Hindi language | ||
| नफीस | naphisa | 91.67 |
| नफेश | naphesa | 8.33 |
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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 Nafesh
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