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 last name Nafin (Hindi: नफीन, Marathi: नफीन, Russian: Нафин) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nafin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafin? popularity and diffusion

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

Nafin is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 6,296,304. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 38 percent reside, Santa Catarina, where 35 percent reside and Mato Grosso, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Brazil this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 19 percent reside.

Nafin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nafin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nafin last name increased 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-

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 Nafin
  • 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