Naffis Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Naffis Surname Definition:

NAFFIS, NEFIS: (French.) From Nefils, that is, born son, from Ne and fils. Nwyfus, in the Welsh, signifies brisk, sprightly, active.

Naffis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Naffis (44) may also be a first name.

Naffis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

NAFFIS, NEFIS: (French.) From Nefils, that is, born son, from Ne and fils. Nwyfus, in the Welsh, signifies brisk, sprightly, active.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Naffis Last Name Facts

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

Naffis (Hindi: नफ्फीस) is most common in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Naffis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Naffis is the 3,373,373rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 47 percent of Naffis live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. Naffis is also the 1,525,482nd most frequent given name internationally, borne by 44 people.

The surname Naffis is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 40 percent reside, Georgia, where 27 percent reside and District of Columbia, where 20 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 32 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.

Naffis Last Name Statistics demography

Naffis earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 67.53% more than the national average, earning $72,286 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Naffie83142/
Neffis8338/
Nafais8329/
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Nafies8318/
Nafhis838/
Naufis836/
Naffei835/
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Nasfis831/
Naffih831/
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Noffies7724/
Naifios774/
Nafaise771/
Naffesh771/
Nafisch771/
Nafishe771/
Naffees771/
Neaffie770/
Nafie7325,843/
Nafiz735,088/
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Nafid731,302/
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Naffa73739/
Naifi73663/
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Nafes7357/
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Naffe7340/
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Hnafi7317/
Nafiy7311/
Noffi7310/
Nazfi739/
Nafhi735/
Nafic734/
Nawfi732/
Nnafi732/
Naffá731/
Naffé731/
Nafys731/
Gnafi731/
Naffy731/
Nayfi731/
Natfi731/
Nafisova7128/
Nafees6721,364/
Nofies671,846/
Naphis67962/
Naffaa67955/
Nafeid67406/
Nafaiz67368/
Nafesh67298/
Naffer6758/
Neafie6754/
Naffay6743/
Ngafio6736/
Nafieh6725/
Naafiz6719/
Naffee6718/
Nouffi6718/
Nofiss679/
Nnafie678/
Naafii677/
Nafije676/
Nafess675/
Ngaffe675/
Nefiss675/
Nafets674/
Nafgai674/
Nafese674/
Nassfi674/
Naffea674/
Ngoffi673/
Nafaia672/
Ngafai672/
Ngaffy672/
Hnaifi672/
Nahafi672/
Naifio671/
Naffej671/
Nafiez671/
Nafihp671/
Naafij671/
Nefish671/
Naufij671/
Nađfei671/
Nhafij671/
Naffey671/
Ngafei671/
Nafaih671/
Nafice671/
Nafısì671/
Najhfi671/
Naifai671/
Nauffe671/
Nasfai671/
Ngaufaiss671/
Ngahfi671/
Noufis671/
Neafai671/
Nafaai671/
Nafaid671/
Naafai671/
Naiffe671/
Nafays671/
Naffoj671/
Ngafoi671/
Naufai671/

Naffis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naffis in the Hindi language
नफ्फीसnaphphisa91.67
नफीसnaphisa8.33

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