Nafsa Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Maldives

Nafsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Maldives141:28,8691,682
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
India71:109,580,769786,157
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nafsa (1,994) may also be a first name.

Nafsa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nafsa (Hindi: नफसा, Marathi: नालसाब) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafsa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,555,468th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Nafsa live; 40 percent live in South Asia and 30 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nafsa is also the 169,327th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 1,994 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 7,779,364. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: Aceh, where 41 percent are found, West Sumatra, where 35 percent are found and North Maluku, where 24 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The Maldives, where 25 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nafsah91322/
Nafsia91108/
Nafsha9110/
Nafsad914/
Nafsat913/
Nafsai911/
Nhafsa911/
Nafsuha83336/
Nafsahu83153/
Nahafsa831/
Naffsat831/
Nafsaha831/
Nafsy802,632/
Nafsi801,295/
Nafso80173/
Navsa80114/
Nafse8012/
Nafja806/
Nawsa805/
Nabsa804/
Nefsa803/
Nafza801/
Nafshaya771/
Nafssi73137/
Nafsey73126/
Nafsih7351/
Navsad7335/
Navsea7315/
Nabsha7315/
Nafzat7314/
Nafshi7314/
Nafzaz7313/
Nafsou7311/
Navsha738/
Neafsy737/
Nawsha736/
Nabsai735/
Nafcha733/
Navsat732/
Nafsie732/
Nafzad732/
Nafzay732/
Nawsay731/
Naffsi731/
Nafshy731/
Nafsso731/
Naewsa731/
Nawsaz731/
Nabsay731/
Nafsid731/
Navsay731/
Navsca731/
Nafshe731/
Nafset730/
Neafsey67162/
Nafshiy67144/
Navshad6757/
Nafseer6712/
Nafshid675/
Nawshah674/
Naifsey672/
Nabssai672/
Nauvsad672/
Nafsheh671/
Neawsat671/
Nafzaah671/
Nafcees671/
Naivsha671/
Nawshay671/
Neafsoy670/

Nafsa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nafsa in the Hindi language
नफसाnaphasa-
Nafsa in the Marathi language
नालसाबnalasaba-

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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 Nafsa
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