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
Nafis Political Affiliation
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Nafis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nafis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nafis (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻔﻴﺲ, Hindi: नफीस, Marathi: नफीस, Oriya: ନଫିସ, Russian: Нафис) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nafis? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nafis is the 19,548th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 259,741 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Nafis are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 8,139th most frequent given name worldwide. It is borne by 127,851 people.
Nafis is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 14,781 people, or 1 in 51,895. In India Nafis is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 88 percent are found, Bihar, where 4 percent are found and Delhi, where 3 percent are found. Other than India Nafis is found in 36 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 23 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.
Nafis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Nafis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nafis last name grew 433 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Nafis Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Nafis surname are 3.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.67% being registered with the 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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- 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 Nafis
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