Naftari Surname

138,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Naftari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naftari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,2221:16,4312,124
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Naftari (1,969) may also be a first name.

Naftari Last Name Facts

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

The last name Naftari is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Naftari? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 138,371st most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,253,416 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Naftari live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Naftari is also the 170,650th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 1,969 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,222 people, or 1 in 16,431. In Tanzania Naftari is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 21 percent live, Katavi Region, where 15 percent live and Tabora Region, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nafthari935/
Naftary861,120/
Noftari863/
Novtari7113/
Navtare7111/
Naftora711/
Nefteri711/
Neftary711/
Navthare6786/
Naphtary673/
Nephtary53288/
Novtarres5011/
Nephthary501/

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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 Naftari
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