Nafi Surname

21,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,762 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Nafi Surname User-submission:

The Nafi surname means 'one who is very useful'.

Nafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh5,0471:31,5752,012
Egypt4,7291:19,4412,252
Indonesia4,3261:30,5713,593
Morocco2,6581:12,9711,886
Jordan1,3791:6,4121,268
Lebanon1,0721:5,258919
Nigeria1,0011:176,96610,907
Malaysia7441:39,6433,238
Iran6921:110,95710,603
Cameroon6291:33,0194,459
Pakistan4851:368,3387,161
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Algeria2761:139,96918,898
India2371:3,236,56394,502
Burkina Faso1781:103,1023,184
Palestine1191:38,2264,530
Iraq1101:318,3796,214
Israel961:89,14210,512
England761:733,13240,828
France701:948,896108,010
Niger601:319,8679,444
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
United Arab Emirates431:213,07614,246
Afghanistan371:869,0058,756
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Qatar281:84,2149,043
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Ivory Coast161:1,441,95230,506
North Macedonia101:210,14713,835
Northern Cyprus91:35,4467,326
Yemen91:2,936,14415,216
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Nafi (29,955) may also be a first name.

Nafi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Nafi surname means 'one who is very useful'.

- mohammed271

Nafi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nafi (Arabic: نافع, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺎﻓﻲ, Hindi: नफी, Russian: Нафи) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 21,960th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 294,304 people. The last name Nafi occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Nafi are found; 31 percent are found in North Africa and 25 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 27,922nd most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 29,955 people.

This last name is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 5,047 people, or 1 in 31,575. Barring Bangladesh this last name occurs in 63 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 17 percent live.

Nafi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Maronite (75%) in Lebanon.

The amount Nafi earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 63.46% less than the national average, earning $15,767 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.75% less than the national average, earning $37,885 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nafis8928,057/
Nafie8925,843/
Nafiz895,088/
Nafai892,359/
Nafid891,302/
Nafei891,223/
Nafii891,129/
Naifi89663/
Ngafi89599/
Naffi89325/
Nafih89323/
Nafio89264/
Najfi89243/
Nafij89233/
Nadfi89206/
Nasfi89199/
Naafi8982/
Naufi8968/
Nahfi8952/
Nafit8931/
Nafui8927/
Nafoi8925/
Hnafi8917/
Nafiy8911/
Nazfi899/
Naefi896/
Nafhi895/
Nawfi892/
Nnafi892/
Gnafi891/
Nayfi891/
Natfi891/
Nafish80840/
Nafiss80830/
Nafeid80406/
Nafaiz80368/
Ngaffi80210/
Naffie80142/
Neafie8054/
Ngafio8036/
Naffis8034/
Nafais8029/
Nafieh8025/
Naafiz8019/
Nnafie808/
Nafhis808/
Naafii807/
Naufis806/
Nafije806/
Naffei805/
Nafgai804/
Nassfi804/
Naffai803/
Nafaia802/
Ngafai802/
Nafeis802/
Hnaifi802/
Nahafi802/
Naifio801/
Nafihp801/
Naafij801/
Nasfis801/
Naufij801/
Nađfei801/
Nhafij801/
Ngafei801/
Nafaih801/
Naffih801/
Najhfi801/
Naifai801/
Nasfai801/
Ngahfi801/
Neafai801/
Nafaai801/
Nafaid801/
Naafai801/
Naffiz801/
Ngafoi801/
Naufai801/
Nafa756,168/
Nafe753,064/
Nofi751,032/
Nefi75310/
Nafy7598/
Nafé754/
Nafá751/
Nafè751/
Ngafaih7327/
Nasfije731/
Nahafio731/
Ngnadfi731/
H'Naifi731/
Nahafiz731/
Neaffie730/
Nafea6713,253/
Naife6712,596/
Nafaa675,539/
Nafay674,866/
Nafee674,462/
Nafeh671,829/
Naffa67739/
Noufi67553/
Nafez67534/
Nahvi67286/
Nafey67240/
Nofis67236/
Naphi67221/
Naafa67179/
Nafer67175/
Nafha67173/
Naifa67170/
Hnafy67153/
Nosfi67137/
Nofit67131/
Ngafe67115/
Nayfa67108/
Nnafe67101/
Naefe6799/
Ngofi6783/
Naufa6770/
Nofiy6764/
Naify6761/
Nefei6758/
Nafes6757/
Nafée6748/
Naffe6740/
Nefai6731/
Naufe6729/
Nafed6720/
Ngafy6716/
Nofui6715/
Nawfa6713/
Neffi6712/
Nofii6711/
Nofid6710/
Nahfa6710/
Noffi6710/
Neifi6710/
Nofio679/
Nasfy678/
Najfa677/
Naafe677/
Nafet677/
Nasfe677/
Nnafa676/
Nefih676/
Nofie675/
Nafeu675/
Notfi674/
Nafuj673/
Nayfe673/
Nafaj672/
Noofi672/
Nafhe672/
Nefie672/
Gnafe672/
Noefi672/
Nowfi672/
Nafej671/
Nofiz671/
Nafâa671/
Nafuy671/
Naffá671/
Naffé671/
Nafoa671/
Nafys671/
Naféa671/
Najfe671/
Nayfy671/
Neefi671/
Nhafe671/
Naffy671/
Nawfe671/

Nafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nafi in the Hindi language
नफीnaphi88.95
नफीसnaphisa7.73
नफिnaphi1.1
नफ़ीnafi1.1
नाफीnaphi1.1
Nafi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﺎﻓﻲnafy63.64
ﻧﻔﻲnfy15.15
ﻧﺎﻓﻰnafy9.09
ﻧﺎﻓﻊnaf6.06
ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻓﻲalnafy3.03
ﻧﻔﻰnfy3.03
Nafi in the Russian language
Нафиnafi-
Nafi in the Arabic language
نافعnaf-

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