Nafisan Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Nafisan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 40 | 1:4,466,097 | 30,538 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nafisian | 93 | 21 | / |
| Nafisaan | 93 | 6 | / |
| Nafissan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nafisatin | 88 | 78 | / |
| Nafesan | 86 | 25 | / |
| Nafison | 86 | 22 | / |
| Nafizan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nefisan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nafijan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nafissaune | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nafeesan | 80 | 8 | / |
| Nhafijan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naifison | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nafiezan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naphaisan | 75 | 19 | / |
| Naafizain | 75 | 7 | / |
| Naiphaisan | 71 | 18 | / |
| Nofitshane | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nofison | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nafizon | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nafissoune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naphison | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngafeson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naafizam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Napheisangh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngafeeson | 63 | 66 | / |
| Nafissoum | 63 | 6 | / |
| Nofizen | 57 | 8 | / |
Nafisan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nafisan in the Hindi language | ||
| नफीसन | naphisana | 98.66 |
| नफीसां | naphisam | 0.67 |
| नफ़ीसन | nafisana | 0.34 |
| नफिसन | naphisana | 0.17 |
| ऩफीसन | naphisana | 0.17 |
| Nafisan in the Marathi language | ||
| नफीसान | naphisana | 50 |
| नफीसं | naphisam | 25 |
| निफसन | niphasana | 25 |
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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
- 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 Nafisan
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