Naffissa Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Naffissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 58 | 1:666,061 | 40,070 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Naffissa (428) may also be a first name.
Naffissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Naffissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Naffissa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻔﻴﺴﻪ) is held by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Naffissa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,273,756th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Naffissa are found; 83 percent are found in North Africa and 83 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 415,075th most widely held forename globally, held by 428 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 666,061. In Algeria it is mostly concentrated in: Souk Ahras Province, where 100 percent are found. Beside Algeria Naffissa occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Naffissa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Naffissa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﻔﻴﺴﻪ | nfysh | 50 |
| ﻧﻔﻴﺴﺔ | nfyst | 50 |
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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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- 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 Naffissa
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