Nafis Surname
Approximately 28,057 people bear this surname
Nafis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 14,781 | 1:51,895 | 3,558 |
| Bangladesh | 6,398 | 1:24,907 | 1,690 |
| Indonesia | 2,433 | 1:54,356 | 6,033 |
| Pakistan | 1,109 | 1:161,086 | 4,260 |
| Morocco | 1,091 | 1:31,600 | 5,064 |
| Iran | 575 | 1:133,535 | 12,135 |
| Afghanistan | 496 | 1:64,825 | 2,037 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Malaysia | 193 | 1:152,820 | 9,522 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| United States | 143 | 1:2,534,678 | 154,329 |
| Uganda | 122 | 1:319,994 | 21,696 |
| Iraq | 105 | 1:333,540 | 6,405 |
| United Arab Emirates | 91 | 1:100,684 | 8,774 |
| Algeria | 38 | 1:1,016,620 | 42,167 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Jordan | 11 | 1:803,858 | 14,945 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
Nafis (127,851) may also be a first name.
Nafis Demographics
Average Nafis Salary in
United States
$61,047 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nafis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nafis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nafis (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻔﻴﺲ, Hindi: नफीस, Marathi: नफीस, Oriya: ନଫିସ, Russian: Нафис) occurs most in India. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Nafis click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nafis? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 19,548th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 259,741 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Nafis reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 53 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 8,139th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 127,851 people.
This last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 14,781 people, or 1 in 51,895. In India it is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 88 percent live, Bihar, where 4 percent live and Delhi, where 3 percent live. Apart from India this last name exists in 36 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 23 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.
Nafis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Nafis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nafis last name expanded 433 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Nafis Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Nafis are 3.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.67% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Nafis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 41.48% more than the national average, earning $61,047 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.83% more than the national average, earning $74,936 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nafis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nafis in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﻔﻴﺲ | alnfys | - |
| Nafis in the Hindi language | ||
| नफीस | naphisa | 98.9 |
| नफ़ीस | nafisa | 0.33 |
| नाजिस | najisa | 0 |
| नफीस् | naphis | 0 |
| नफ़ीस | nafisa | 0 |
| Nafis in the Marathi language | ||
| नफीस | naphisa | 89.25 |
| नाफीस | naphisa | 5.65 |
| नािफस | naiphasa | 2.96 |
| अनीस | anisa | 0.23 |
| नबी | nabi | 0.23 |
| अजीस | ajisa | 0.08 |
| नफ़ीस | nafisa | 0.08 |
| शफ़ी | safi | 0.04 |
| नफ़ीसा | nafisa | 0.04 |
| नसीस | nasisa | 0.04 |
| नाशि | nasi | 0.04 |
| नकीस | nakisa | 0.04 |
| नाबी | nabi | 0.04 |
| Nafis in the Oriya language | ||
| ନଫିସ | naphisa | 59.26 |
| ନଫିସ୍ | naphis | 25.93 |
| ନାଫିସ | naphisa | 7.41 |
| ନଫିସା | naphisa | 3.7 |
| ନାଫିସାଦି | naphisadi | 3.7 |
| Nafis in the Russian language | ||
| Нафис | nafis | - |
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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
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- 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 Nafis
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