Nafif Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Nafif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia961:1,377,59694,593
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nafif (20) may also be a first name.

Nafif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nafif is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafif? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nafif is the 1,806,862nd most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Nafif are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 93 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nafif is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 20 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 1,377,596. In Indonesia Nafif is most prevalent in: Riau Islands, where 38 percent reside, East Java, where 31 percent reside and Central Java, where 30 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent reside and Iran, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngafif91369/
Naffif913/
Naffief831/
Nafib8019/
Nafiv801/
Nafiev73265/
Nafiov7319/
Nafeef735/
Naffef731/
Nefef6029/
Nafew604/
Nafeev55220/
Neffew555/
Neffef554/
Nafeva552/
Noufib551/
Nafeebh501/
Neffeff501/

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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 Nafif
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