Naft Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Naft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria1891:102,1223,381
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Iran381:2,020,59371,790
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Naft (18) may also be a first name.

Naft Last Name Facts

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

The last name Naft (Arabic: عنفة, Russian: Нафт) is found in Syria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Naft? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 763,307th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. The surname Naft is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Naft reside; 69 percent reside in West Asia and 67 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 18 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Syria, where it is held by 189 people, or 1 in 102,122. In Syria Naft is primarily concentrated in: Homs Governorate, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Syria this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Iraq, where 17 percent live.

Naft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Naft has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Naft last name increased 2,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Naft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Naft last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Naft earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 3.93% less than the national average, earning $41,452 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.13% more than the national average, earning $66,144 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nafte89113/
Naftz8986/
Nafts8972/
Nawft891/
Nasft891/
Hnaft891/
Nafth891/
Naf861,426/
Naftts8014/
Naffts800/
Naif7510,574/
Nafe753,064/
Naff751,514/
Nafs751,386/
Neft75724/
Nauf75560/
Nafz75443/
Nasf75407/
Nayf75265/
Naaf75216/
Neaf75116/
Napf7596/
Nahf7553/
Nadf7535/
Nabt7515/
Najf7512/
Natv757/
Nafh755/
Nawf755/
Naïf753/
Nazf753/
Natf752/
Navt752/
Noft752/
Nawt751/
Ngaf751/
Nöft751/
Gnaf751/
Hnaf751/
Nauffts73115/
Naife6712,596/
Noftz67414/
Naafs67403/
Neeft67274/
Nafsh67261/
Naiff67214/
Nnafe67101/
Naddf6774/
Nahaf6750/
Naaif6744/
Naffe6740/
Nooft6737/
Naufe6729/
Navte6725/
Nauff6724/
Nafcz6723/
Nofts6723/
Naaff6718/
Hnaif6716/
Nassf6714/
Naffz6712/
Nofte6712/
Napht678/
Nasfe677/
Naafe677/
Neift677/
Nabth675/
Nathv675/
Nashf673/
Nayfe673/
Noeft672/
Nayff672/
Nafhe672/
Nawte672/
Gnafe672/
Neuft672/
Naffs671/
Nawfe671/
Naifs671/
Navth671/
Nazzf671/
Natfh671/
Ngavt671/
Hneaf671/
Nathf671/
Nhafe671/
Nhaif671/
Neftd671/
Nahfh671/
Nafhh671/
Nazff671/
Nazfh671/
Naufh671/
Naufs670/
Neaff670/

Naft Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naft in the Russian language
Нафтnaft-
Naft in the Arabic language
عنفةnft-

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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 Naft
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