Nafiya Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Nafiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Maldives | 4 | 1:101,043 | 3,565 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nafiya (2,580) may also be a first name.
Nafiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nafiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nafiya (Bengali: নফিয়া, Hindi: नाफिया, Marathi: नफीया, Oriya: ନାଫିୟା) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nafiya? popularity and diffusion
Nafiya is the 2,580,327th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Nafiya are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Nafiya is also the 144,896th most frequent given name internationally, borne by 2,580 people.
The last name Nafiya is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 18,708,912. In India Nafiya is mostly found in: Kerala, where 49 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 17 percent are found and Telangana, where 17 percent are found. Excluding India this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 9 percent are found and The Maldives, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nafiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nafiya in the Bengali language | ||
| নফিয়া | naphiya | - |
| Nafiya in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାଫିୟା | naphiya | - |
| Nafiya in the Marathi language | ||
| नफीया | naphiya | 75.51 |
| नाफीया | naphiya | 22.45 |
| इनायत | inayata | 2.04 |
| Nafiya in the Hindi language | ||
| नाफिया | naphiya | 61.02 |
| नफीया | naphiya | 16.95 |
| नफिया | naphiya | 10.17 |
| नफीय | naphiya | 9.32 |
| नाफीया | naphiya | 2.54 |
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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 Nafiya
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