Naftal Surname

45,181st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Namibia

Naftal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naftal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique6,7981:4,010928
Tanzania2,7991:18,9142,405
Namibia1,3041:1,848263
Kenya3631:127,21710,504
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Naftal (24,165) may also be a first name.

Naftal Last Name Facts

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

Naftal (Russian: Нафталь) is found in Mozambique more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Naftal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Naftal is the 45,181st most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 634,472 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Naftal reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 59 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 32,837th most common given name worldwide, held by 24,165 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Mozambique, where it is borne by 6,798 people, or 1 in 4,010. Other than Mozambique this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 24 percent are found and Namibia, where 11 percent are found.

Naftal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Naftal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Naftal last name expanded 3,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Naftal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Naftal surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Naftal last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Naftal earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.59% more than the national average, earning R 417,264 per year and in United States they earn 6.35% less than the national average, earning $40,410 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nafthal9226/
Naftale925/
Naftalle862/
Naftahul861/
Naftol8314/
Neftal831/
Noftal831/
Noftall77527/
Naphtal77304/
Navthale7157/
Nawthale717/
Naphtale714/
Naphthal711/
Navtalova672/
Neftol670/
Newtall6216/

Naftal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naftal in the Russian language
Нафтальnaftal-

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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
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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 Naftal
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