Nafiso Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nafiso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafiso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nafiso (9,092) may also be a first name.

Nafiso Last Name Facts

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

Nafiso (Hindi: नफीसो, Marathi: नफीसो) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafiso? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Nafiso reside; 44 percent reside in East Africa and 44 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 65,251st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 9,092 people.

The last name Nafiso is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Nafiso is most numerous in: Garissa County, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Nafiso exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and India, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nafisso9215/
Nafisou923/
Nafissou8612/
Naffisso865/
Nafisa8317,483/
Nafiessou801/
Nafaissou801/
Nafisah7710,987/
Nafissa775,818/
Nafisat77567/
Nafisha7758/
Nafisaa778/
Naffisa777/
Nafizou773/
Nafitsa772/
Nasfisa772/
Nafisia771/
Nafeeso771/
Nefisso771/
Nafisca771/
Nafisau771/
Naffiessou7518/
Naffissa7170/
Nafissah719/
Nafishah719/
Naffisah716/
Nafisssa712/
Nafisaah712/
Nophaiso711/
Naufisat711/
Nafiesha711/
Nafaissa711/
Nafissat711/
Nafiszsa711/
Nafuissa711/
Naifissa711/
Nafidssa711/
Nefisa6717,315/
Nafiza671,035/
Noufissou67136/
Nafija6751/
Nafesa6719/
Naffissah6714/
Nafusa677/
Nofisa676/
Nafizzods671/

Nafiso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nafiso in the Marathi language
नफीसोnaphiso-
Nafiso in the Hindi language
नफीसोnaphiso94.74
नफ़ीसोnafiso5.26

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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 Nafiso
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