Nafissata Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Nafissata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafissata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast181:1,281,73528,562
Burkina Faso121:1,529,34212,810
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Nafissata (922) may also be a first name.

Nafissata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nafissata (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺎﻓﺴﺘﺎ) is found most in The Ivory Coast. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafissata? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nafissata is the 3,543,123rd most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Nafissata live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 58 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 266,800th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 922 people.

The surname Nafissata is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 1,281,735. In The Ivory Coast Nafissata is mostly found in: Denguélé District, where 33 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 28 percent live and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 11 percent live. Besides The Ivory Coast Nafissata occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 39 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nafissata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nafissata in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﺎﻓﺴﺘﺎnafsta-

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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 Nafissata
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