Nafy Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Nafy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan701:2,552,05622,156
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Nafy (4,523) may also be a first name.

Nafy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nafy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺎﻓﻲ) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nafy is the 1,871,545th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Nafy live; 81 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 102,278th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 4,523 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 2,552,056. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Balochistan, where 96 percent are found, Sindh, where 3 percent are found and Punjab, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Pakistan Nafy exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 9 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nafay894,866/
Nafey89240/
Hnafy89153/
Naify8961/
Ngafy8916/
Nafiy8911/
Nasfy898/
Nafuy891/
Nafys891/
Nayfy891/
Naffy891/
Naffay8043/
Nadfey8023/
Naafey8019/
Nafaya8017/
Nafych803/
Naafay803/
Neafey803/
Nafeey803/
Ngaffy802/
Neasfy801/
Naffey801/
Nafauy801/
Nasfay801/
Naefyh801/
Nafaay801/
Nafays801/
Nafayz801/
Neafay800/
Nafi7524,762/
Nafa756,168/
Nafe753,064/
Nofy7513/
Nafé754/
Nefy752/
Nafá751/
Nafè751/
Nafeeys731/
Nahaffy731/
Naifaya731/
Nafis6728,057/
Nafie6725,843/
Nafea6713,253/
Naife6712,596/
Nafaa675,539/
Nafiz675,088/
Nafee674,462/
Nafai672,359/
Nafeh671,829/
Nafid671,302/
Nafei671,223/
Nafii671,129/
Naffa67739/
Naifi67663/
Ngafi67599/
Nafez67534/
Naffi67325/
Nafih67323/
Nafio67264/
Najfi67243/
Nafij67233/
Nadfi67206/
Nasfi67199/
Naafa67179/
Nafer67175/
Nafha67173/
Naifa67170/
Ngafe67115/
Nayfa67108/
Nnafe67101/
Naefe6799/
Naafi6782/
Naufa6770/
Naufi6768/
Nofiy6764/
Naphy6761/
Nafes6757/
Nahfi6752/
Nafée6748/
Noufy6742/
Naffe6740/
Nafit6731/
Naufe6729/
Nafui6727/
Nafoi6725/
Nafed6720/
Hnafi6717/
Nawfa6713/
Nahfa6710/
Nazfi679/
Najfa677/
Naafe677/
Nafet677/
Nasfe677/
Nofhy676/
Naefi676/
Nnafa676/
Noffy676/
Nafhi675/
Nafeu675/
Nofyt675/
Nahaffey673/
Neffy673/
Nafuj673/
Nayfe673/
Nafaj672/
Nafhe672/
Nawfi672/
Nnafi672/
Gnafe672/
Nafej671/
Neufy671/
Nafâa671/
Naffá671/
Naffé671/
Nafoa671/
Naféa671/
Najfe671/
Nefey671/
Nhafe671/
Gnafi671/
Nowfy671/
Nafyhova671/
Nayfi671/
Natfi671/
Nawfe671/
Nofey670/

Nafy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nafy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﺎﻓﻲnafy75
ﻧﺎﻓﻰnafy12.5
ﻧﻔﻰnfy12.5

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nafy
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