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.

DNA test information

Naftary Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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

Naftary is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Naftary? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 330,612th most widespread surname globally It is held by around 1 in 6,506,737 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Naftary live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 245,583rd most frequently occurring given name on earth It is held by 1,062 people.

The surname Naftary is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,119 people, or 1 in 47,312. In Tanzania Naftary is most numerous in: Katavi Region, where 34 percent live, Kigoma Region, where 29 percent live and Kagera Region, where 25 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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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