Naftary Surname

330,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Naftary Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naftary Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1191:47,3125,320
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Naftary (1,062) may also be a first name.

Naftary Last Name Facts

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

The last name Naftary is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Naftary? popularity and diffusion

It is the 330,612th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,506,737 people. The surname Naftary occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Naftary are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Naftary is also the 245,583rd most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 1,062 people.

The surname Naftary is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,119 people, or 1 in 47,312. In Tanzania Naftary is most numerous in: Katavi Region, where 34 percent are found, Kigoma Region, where 29 percent are found and Kagera Region, where 25 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naftari863,234/
Neftary861/
Nafthari805/
Naphtary803/
Navtare7111/
Noftari713/
Naftora711/
Nephtary67288/
Navthare6786/
Nephthary631/
Novtari5713/
Nefteri571/
Nephtery531/
Novtarres5011/

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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 Naftary
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