Nafian Surname
Approximately 847 people bear this surname
Nafian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 622 | 1:212,619 | 19,965 |
| Iran | 215 | 1:357,128 | 23,740 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nafian (362) may also be a first name.
Nafian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nafian Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nafian (Hindi: नफीान) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nafian.
How Common Is The Last Name Nafian? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 411,827th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,603,950 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nafian reside; 74 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 74 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nafian is also the 457,558th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 362 people.
The last name Nafian is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 622 people, or 1 in 212,619. In Indonesia Nafian is most prevalent in: Central Java, where 43 percent are found, East Java, where 20 percent are found and Jakarta, where 11 percent are found. Besides Indonesia this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 25 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nafiant | 92 | 22 | / |
| Naafian | 92 | 9 | / |
| Najfian | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nafijan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nafiatin | 86 | 287 | / |
| Naffiang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nhafijan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nofian | 83 | 412 | / |
| Nafion | 83 | 158 | / |
| Nefian | 83 | 8 | / |
| Nafjan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Naphian | 77 | 70 | / |
| Nowfian | 77 | 5 | / |
| Neffian | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nofiang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nofiant | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nafione | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naffion | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naiphian | 71 | 67 | / |
| Nefeiyan | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nofion | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nofyan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nafeon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nefyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nephian | 62 | 5 | / |
| Nafyoon | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nuiphian | 57 | 126 | / |
| Naphayon | 57 | 4 | / |
| Noiphiang | 53 | 2 | / |
Nafian Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nafian in the Hindi language | ||
| नफीान | naphiana | - |
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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 Nafian
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