Nafsi Surname

294,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Morocco

Nafsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Indonesia2451:539,79343,593
Uganda1031:379,02224,191
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
France31:22,140,907385,998
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nafsi (1,116) may also be a first name.

Nafsi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nafsi (Hindi: नफसी, Russian: Нафси) is more commonly found in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafsi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nafsi is the 294,637th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,627,449 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Nafsi reside; 44 percent reside in South Asia and 43 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 238,694th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 1,116 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 541 people, or 1 in 294,560. Not including Bangladesh this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 26 percent are found and Indonesia, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nafssi91137/
Nafsih9151/
Nafshi9114/
Nafsie912/
Nafsai911/
Nafsid911/
Naffsi911/
Nafshiy83144/
Nafshid835/
Nafsy802,632/
Nefsi80145/
Nafji80125/
Nafsa8057/
Nabsi8042/
Nafzi8017/
Nafse8012/
Navsi808/
Nafsey73126/
Nafsha7310/
Noufsi737/
Neafsy737/
Nafchi736/
Nabsai735/
Nefssi735/
Nabshi734/
Nawsid733/
Nhafsa731/
Nabsih731/
Nafshe731/
Navsis731/
Nafshy731/
Nafset730/
Nafsuha67336/
Neafsey67162/
Nafseer6712/
Nawshid674/
Naifsey672/
Nabssai672/
Nofsier672/
Nafsheh671/
Nahafsa671/
Nefssie671/
Nafcees671/
Nafsaha671/
Nafsger670/
Neafsoy670/

Nafsi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nafsi in the Hindi language
नफसीnaphasi50
नफसिnaphasi37.5
नफ्सीnaphsi12.5
Nafsi in the Russian language
Нафсиnafsi-

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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 Nafsi
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