Nafim Surname

621,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Nafim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
India361:21,307,372304,812
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Nafim (690) may also be a first name.

Nafim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nafim (Hindi: नफीम, Marathi: नफीम, Russian: Нафим) has its highest incidence in Bangladesh. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafim? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 621,618th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,752,117 people. The surname Nafim is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Nafim live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Nafim is also the 314,827th most frequent first name globally, borne by 690 people.

The last name Nafim is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 353,341. Outside of Bangladesh it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naffim918/
Nafihm912/
Nafiem911/
Nafhim911/
Nafime911/
Nafaime831/
Nafin80110/
Nofim8014/
Nefim801/
Nafem801/
Nafimova772/
Naffin73606/
Naphim73316/
Nafion73158/
Nafina7338/
Ngafin7334/
Nafing7320/
Nafien7313/
Nasfin7310/
Naifin733/
Nafeem732/
Nafgin731/
Ngafina6795/
Naffien6792/
Nefheim676/
Ngaffin673/
Gnafing671/
Nashfin671/
Nasfeem671/
Nadfeem671/
Naffion671/
Naifing671/

Nafim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nafim in the Hindi language
नफीमnaphima92.31
नाफिमnaphima4.4
नफ़ीमnafima1.1
Nafim in the Marathi language
नफीमnaphima75
नािफमnaiphama12.5
नाफीमnaphima12.5
Nafim in the Russian language
Нафимnafim-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Nafim
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis