Nafia Surname
Approximately 4,609 people bear this surname
Nafia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 2,420 | 1:14,246 | 2,105 |
| Bangladesh | 991 | 1:160,804 | 5,900 |
| Indonesia | 722 | 1:183,171 | 17,622 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Pakistan | 113 | 1:1,580,919 | 16,799 |
| Afghanistan | 65 | 1:494,664 | 6,293 |
| Maldives | 28 | 1:14,435 | 1,039 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Nafia (14,133) may also be a first name.
Nafia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nafia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nafia (Hindi: नफीा, Marathi: नािफया, Oriya: ନାଫିଆ) is more commonly found in Morocco than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nafia? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 102,263rd most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,581,156 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Nafia reside; 56 percent reside in North Africa and 53 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 48,302nd most widely held given name on earth. It is borne by 14,133 people.
The last name Nafia is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is carried by 2,420 people, or 1 in 14,246. Beside Morocco this last name occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 22 percent live and Indonesia, where 16 percent live.
Nafia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Nafia has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nafiah | 91 | 13,815 | / |
| Nafiaa | 91 | 206 | / |
| Nafiat | 91 | 111 | / |
| Nafiha | 91 | 67 | / |
| Nafija | 91 | 51 | / |
| Naafia | 91 | 12 | / |
| Ngafia | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nafi'a | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nafias | 91 | 2 | / |
| Naffia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Naafiah | 83 | 53 | / |
| Naffiah | 83 | 17 | / |
| Naafiaa | 83 | 16 | / |
| Nafi'ah | 83 | 16 | / |
| Napfiah | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nafihah | 83 | 3 | / |
| Hnafiah | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nafijat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nafiaha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nneafia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nafiaou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nafea | 80 | 13,253 | / |
| Nofia | 80 | 998 | / |
| Nafio | 80 | 264 | / |
| Nefia | 80 | 79 | / |
| Nafya | 80 | 14 | / |
| Nafja | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nahafiah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nafeaa | 73 | 430 | / |
| Naviah | 73 | 222 | / |
| Nofiah | 73 | 184 | / |
| Naphia | 73 | 116 | / |
| Ngafio | 73 | 36 | / |
| Ngofia | 73 | 20 | / |
| Nafeha | 73 | 18 | / |
| Noufia | 73 | 11 | / |
| Naffea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nefiah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nafe'a | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nofiat | 73 | 3 | / |
| Naifio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nafieo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnafio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnefia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noutfia | 67 | 140 | / |
| Nafujja | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ngoffia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nafi'ou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Naifios | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngafyah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nafioou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nafihou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naffeaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngoufia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nahafio | 67 | 1 | / |
Nafia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nafia in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାଫିଆ | naphi'a | - |
| Nafia in the Marathi language | ||
| नािफया | naiphaya | - |
| Nafia in the Hindi language | ||
| नफीा | naphia | 50 |
| नफीआ | naphi'a | 25 |
| नाफिया | naphiya | 25 |
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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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- 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 Nafia
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