Nafs Surname
Approximately 1,386 people bear this surname
Nafs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 688 | 1:46,734 | 1,676 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Iran | 271 | 1:283,330 | 20,483 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Nafs (24,527) may also be a first name.
Nafs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nafs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nafs (Arabic: نفص) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nafs? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nafs is the 279,018th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,257,970 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Nafs live; 70 percent live in South Asia and 70 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 32,477th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 24,527 people.
Nafs is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 688 people, or 1 in 46,734. In Afghanistan Nafs is most frequent in: Faryab, where 27 percent reside, Badakhshan, where 14 percent reside and Kabul, where 13 percent reside. Not including Afghanistan Nafs exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 29 percent reside and Iran, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naafs | 89 | 403 | / |
| Nafsh | 89 | 261 | / |
| Nafse | 89 | 12 | / |
| Naffs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Naifs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Naufs | 89 | 0 | / |
| Naf | 86 | 1,426 | / |
| Nafssp | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nafısì | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nauffs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nafshe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naif | 75 | 10,574 | / |
| Nafe | 75 | 3,064 | / |
| Naff | 75 | 1,514 | / |
| Nauf | 75 | 560 | / |
| Nafz | 75 | 443 | / |
| Nasf | 75 | 407 | / |
| Nefs | 75 | 391 | / |
| Naft | 75 | 374 | / |
| Nayf | 75 | 265 | / |
| Naaf | 75 | 216 | / |
| Nofs | 75 | 123 | / |
| Neaf | 75 | 116 | / |
| Napf | 75 | 96 | / |
| Nahf | 75 | 53 | / |
| Nadf | 75 | 35 | / |
| Nabs | 75 | 31 | / |
| Naws | 75 | 21 | / |
| Navs | 75 | 16 | / |
| Najf | 75 | 12 | / |
| Nafh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nawf | 75 | 5 | / |
| Naïf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nazf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nasv | 75 | 2 | / |
| Natf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gnaf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngaf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nafx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hnaf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naife | 67 | 12,596 | / |
| Neefs | 67 | 1,766 | / |
| Navse | 67 | 360 | / |
| Naiff | 67 | 214 | / |
| Nnafe | 67 | 101 | / |
| Noffs | 67 | 78 | / |
| Naddf | 67 | 74 | / |
| Nahaf | 67 | 50 | / |
| Naaif | 67 | 44 | / |
| Naffe | 67 | 40 | / |
| Naufe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Nauff | 67 | 24 | / |
| Naaff | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nafzz | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hnaif | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nauws | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nassf | 67 | 14 | / |
| Naffz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Naafe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nasfe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Neffs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nashf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nayfe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nawse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gnafe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nafhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nawsh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nnabs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nayff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nazff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naufh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nasft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neabs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neavs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nawsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nazzf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Natfh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hnaft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nazfh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nafhh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnaws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nawfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hneaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nathf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nawft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhaif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noufs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naphs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nefsj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nahfh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neifs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Nofsz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Neaff | 67 | 0 | / |
Nafs Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nafs in the Arabic language | ||
| نفص | nfs | - |
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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 Nafs
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