Nafi Surname
Approximately 24,762 people bear this surname
Nafi Surname User-submission:
The Nafi surname means 'one who is very useful'.
Nafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 5,047 | 1:31,575 | 2,012 |
| Egypt | 4,729 | 1:19,441 | 2,252 |
| Indonesia | 4,326 | 1:30,571 | 3,593 |
| Morocco | 2,658 | 1:12,971 | 1,886 |
| Jordan | 1,379 | 1:6,412 | 1,268 |
| Lebanon | 1,072 | 1:5,258 | 919 |
| Nigeria | 1,001 | 1:176,966 | 10,907 |
| Malaysia | 744 | 1:39,643 | 3,238 |
| Iran | 692 | 1:110,957 | 10,603 |
| Cameroon | 629 | 1:33,019 | 4,459 |
| Pakistan | 485 | 1:368,338 | 7,161 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Algeria | 276 | 1:139,969 | 18,898 |
| India | 237 | 1:3,236,563 | 94,502 |
| Burkina Faso | 178 | 1:103,102 | 3,184 |
| Palestine | 119 | 1:38,226 | 4,530 |
| Iraq | 110 | 1:318,379 | 6,214 |
| Israel | 96 | 1:89,142 | 10,512 |
| England | 76 | 1:733,132 | 40,828 |
| France | 70 | 1:948,896 | 108,010 |
| Niger | 60 | 1:319,867 | 9,444 |
| Papua New Guinea | 48 | 1:169,869 | 23,574 |
| United Arab Emirates | 43 | 1:213,076 | 14,246 |
| Afghanistan | 37 | 1:869,005 | 8,756 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| North Macedonia | 10 | 1:210,147 | 13,835 |
| Northern Cyprus | 9 | 1:35,446 | 7,326 |
| Yemen | 9 | 1:2,936,144 | 15,216 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Nafi (29,955) may also be a first name.
Nafi Surname Meaning
Nafi Demographics
Nafi Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
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
Nafi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nafi in the Hindi language | ||
| नफी | naphi | 88.95 |
| नफीस | naphisa | 7.73 |
| नफि | naphi | 1.1 |
| नफ़ी | nafi | 1.1 |
| नाफी | naphi | 1.1 |
| Nafi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﺎﻓﻲ | nafy | 63.64 |
| ﻧﻔﻲ | nfy | 15.15 |
| ﻧﺎﻓﻰ | nafy | 9.09 |
| ﻧﺎﻓﻊ | naf | 6.06 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﻓﻲ | alnafy | 3.03 |
| ﻧﻔﻰ | nfy | 3.03 |
| Nafi in the Russian language | ||
| Нафи | nafi | - |
| Nafi in the Arabic language | ||
| نافع | naf | - |
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