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 surname Nafsh occurs in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafsh? popularity and diffusion

Nafsh is the 985,740th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nafsh live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Levant. It is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name on earth, held by 24 people.

The last name is most common in Jordan, where it is borne by 227 people, or 1 in 38,953. In Jordan Nafsh is mostly concentrated in: Amman Governorate, where 100 percent are found. Barring Jordan this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 8 percent are found and Lebanon, where 4 percent are found.

Nafsh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Nafsh last name is principally Greek Orthodox (71%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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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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