Nafisan Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Nafisan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafisan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan401:4,466,09730,538
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nafisan (970) may also be a first name.

Nafisan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nafisan (Hindi: नफीसन, Marathi: नफीसान) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafisan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,017,195th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Nafisan is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Nafisan reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Nafisan is also the 258,826th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 970 people.

This surname is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 4,466,097. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Sindh, where 98 percent are found and Punjab, where 3 percent are found. Other than Pakistan it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nafisan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nafisan in the Hindi language
नफीसनnaphisana98.66
नफीसांnaphisam0.67
नफ़ीसनnafisana0.34
नफिसनnaphisana0.17
ऩफीसनnaphisana0.17
Nafisan in the Marathi language
नफीसानnaphisana50
नफीसंnaphisam25
निफसनniphasana25

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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 Nafisan
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