Nafies Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Nafies Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Nafies (36) may also be a first name.
Nafies Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nafies Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nafies (Hindi: नफीस) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nafies.
How Common Is The Last Name Nafies? popularity and diffusion
Nafies is the 4,649,889th most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Nafies occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nafies reside; 44 percent reside in South Asia and 28 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Nafies is also the 1,717,090th most widespread first name globally, held by 36 people.
It is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 26,449,839. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Kalimantan, where 20 percent live and South Kalimantan, where 20 percent live. Other than Indonesia Nafies occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 22 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nafies Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nafies in the Hindi language | ||
| नफीस | naphisa | 66.67 |
| नफीेस | naphiesa | 33.33 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Nafies
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