Nafin Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Nafin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Nafin (6,942) may also be a first name.

Nafin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nafin (Hindi: नफीन, Marathi: नफीन, Russian: Нафин) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafin? popularity and diffusion

Nafin is the 1,746,159th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 36 percent of Nafin are found; 31 percent are found in South America and 31 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 78,002nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 6,942 people.

The surname Nafin is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 6,296,304. In Brazil Nafin is primarily concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 38 percent are found, Santa Catarina, where 35 percent are found and Mato Grosso, where 18 percent are found. Other than Brazil Nafin exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 19 percent are found.

Nafin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nafin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nafin last name grew 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naffin91606/
Nafion91158/
Nafina9138/
Ngafin9134/
Nafing9120/
Nafien9113/
Nasfin9110/
Naifin913/
Nafgin911/
Ngafina8395/
Naffien8392/
Ngaffin833/
Nashfin831/
Naffion831/
Gnafing831/
Naifing831/
Nafim80494/
Nofin809/
Nafen809/
Nefin804/
Naphin73138/
Naefen7321/
Noufin7317/
Nofion7311/
Neffin7311/
Nofina7310/
Naffim738/
Naifen737/
Notfin734/
Nafeng732/
Ngafen731/
Neafen731/
Nafyna731/
Noffin731/
Naffen731/
Nafeen731/
Nahvin731/
Noefin731/
N'Gnafing711/
Nefienė67108/
Naiphin6730/
Neifing6725/
Nöfn674/
Noufina673/
Nefn673/
Noufing671/
Nouffin671/
Naifeen671/
Ngofina671/
Naifeng671/

Nafin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nafin in the Marathi language
नफीनnaphina-
Nafin in the Hindi language
नफीनnaphina87.5
नवीनnavina12.5
Nafin in the Russian language
Нафинnafin-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nafin
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