Nafisi Surname

66,682nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nafisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3,3161:23,1552,929
Uganda2,8401:13,7462,204
DR Congo1,0811:68,3448,048
United States1511:2,400,390147,856
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
England81:6,964,757184,742
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Jordan41:2,210,60920,372
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Nafisi (938) may also be a first name.

Nafisi Last Name Facts

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

Nafisi (Arabic: نفيسي, Hindi: नफीसी, Marathi: नफीसी) is most common in Iran. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafisi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nafisi is the 66,682nd most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 975,053 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of Nafisi live; 44 percent live in South Asia and 44 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 263,915th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 938 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 3,316 people, or 1 in 23,155. In Iran it is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 25 percent reside, Isfahan Province, where 9 percent reside and Khuzestan Province, where 7 percent reside. Not including Iran this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 38 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.

Nafisi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nafisi last name are 7.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.53% registered with the political party.

Nafisi earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 62.73% more than the national average, earning $70,215 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nafissi92498/
Nafishi92168/
Naffisi923/
Nafisai921/
Naffissi866/
Nafisa8317,483/
Nafizi83293/
Nafusi83244/
Nafisy83110/
Nafise8324/
Nofisi8321/
Nafici8315/
Nafesi836/
Nefisi832/
Nafiji831/
Nafissa775,818/
Nefissi77579/
Nafisse77256/
Nafisha7758/
Nafiseh7726/
Nafisaa778/
Nafisee778/
Naffisa777/
Nafissy776/
Nafessi772/
Nefishi771/
Nafishe771/
Nafaise771/
Naffissa7170/
Nafisssa712/
Nafieseh711/
Nofitshi711/
Naifissa711/
Nafuissa711/
Nafiszsa711/
Nafisher711/
Nafeussi711/
Nafaissa711/
Neffissi711/
Nafiesha711/
Nafiza671,035/
Naficy67157/
Nafezi67114/
Nafesa6719/
Nofesi679/
Nafizy678/
Nofisa676/
Nafije676/
Nafese674/
Nafegi674/
Nefise673/
Nefusi672/
Nafice671/
Nefici671/
Nafige671/

Nafisi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nafisi in the Marathi language
नफीसीnaphisi-
Nafisi in the Hindi language
नफीसीnaphisi97.22
नाफीसीnaphisi2.78
Nafisi in the Arabic language
نفيسيnfysy-
نفيسىnfysy-

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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 Nafisi
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