Nafsh Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Nafsh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafsh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan2271:38,9534,408
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Lebanon101:563,70813,499
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nafsh (24) may also be a first name.

Nafsh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nafsh is most common in Jordan. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Nafsh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafsh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 985,740th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. The last name Nafsh is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nafsh are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 24 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Jordan, where it is carried by 227 people, or 1 in 38,953. In Jordan Nafsh is primarily found in: Amman Governorate, where 100 percent reside. Barring Jordan it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 8 percent reside and Lebanon, where 4 percent reside.

Nafsh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Greek Orthodox (71%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nafshe911/
Nafs891,386/
Nafh895/
Naafs80403/
Nafse8012/
Nashf803/
Nafhe802/
Nawsh802/
Nafhh801/
Naffs801/
Naufh801/
Nazfh801/
Naifs801/
Natfh801/
Nahfh801/
Naufs800/
Naf751,426/
Nayfeh73551/
Navshe73134/
Nawshe732/
Nafssp732/
Nafısì731/
Nauffs731/
Naifch731/
Naif6710,574/
Nafe673,064/
Naff671,514/
Nabh671,138/
Nauf67560/
Nafz67443/
Nasf67407/
Nefs67391/
Naft67374/
Nayf67265/
Naaf67216/
Nofs67123/
Neaf67116/
Napf6796/
Nahf6753/
Nadf6735/
Nabs6731/
Naws6721/
Naph6720/
Navs6716/
Najf6712/
Nahv677/
Nawf675/
Naïf673/
Nazf673/
Naphshe672/
Nasv672/
Nahw672/
Natf672/
Nawh672/
Hnaf671/
Gnaf671/
Nafx671/
Ngaf671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Nafsh
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