Nafir Surname

267,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Nafir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria8831:43,7507,716
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
India631:12,175,641218,299
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States101:36,245,893832,629
France101:6,642,272293,169
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Nafir (605) may also be a first name.

Nafir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nafir (Hindi: नफीर, Marathi: नफीर, Oriya: ନଫିର) has its highest incidence in Algeria. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nafir.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 267,085th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,981,234 people. Nafir occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Nafir are found; 86 percent are found in North Africa and 86 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 339,798th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 605 people.

Nafir is most frequent in Algeria, where it is held by 883 people, or 1 in 43,750. In Algeria Nafir is most numerous in: Skikda Province, where 85 percent are found, Biskra Province, where 15 percent are found and Oum el-Bouaghi Province, where 0 percent are found. Other than Algeria Nafir is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 26 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Nafir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nafir surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

Nafir earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.21% less than the national average, earning $27,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nafire912/
Nasfir912/
Nazfir911/
Naffir911/
Nafoir911/
Naufir911/
Neafir910/
Naffier8334/
Napfier830/
Nafer80175/
Nefir8037/
Nafre8023/
Nofir806/
Naufer731,573/
Nawfer731,386/
Nafeer73418/
Nafere73143/
Noufir73137/
Nofire73119/
Naffer7358/
Naffre7321/
Naifer7319/
Nazfer736/
Naphir736/
Nofier732/
Nasfer731/
Napfer731/
Naufre731/
Naïfer731/
Nafayr731/
Nahfer730/
Neafer730/
Natfer730/
Naphier6763/
Neaffer6720/
Naifert6718/
Nofirth6717/
Nayfert6710/
Naipher672/
Naufeer672/
Najfert671/
Noufair671/
Naifere671/
Naufert671/
Noofire671/
Notfire671/
Nasfeer671/
Naiffer671/
Nawfeer671/
Nasferr671/
Neafger670/
Neuffir670/

Nafir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nafir in the Oriya language
ନଫିରnaphira-
Nafir in the Marathi language
नफीरnaphira-
Nafir in the Hindi language
नफीरnaphira76.67
नाफिरnaphira21.67
नासिरnasira1.67

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