Naheef Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Maldives

Naheef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naheef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India151:51,137,692512,385
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Maldives11:404,1727,269

Naheef (11) may also be a first name.

Naheef Last Name Facts

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

Naheef is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Naheef click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Naheef? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Naheef live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 52 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 11 people.

The surname Naheef is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 51,137,692. In India Naheef is primarily concentrated in: Kerala, where 53 percent reside, Jammu and Kashmir, where 33 percent reside and Telangana, where 7 percent reside. Beside India this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 26 percent reside and Kuwait, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naheeaf922/
Naeef9118/
Nahef9111/
Naeeef831/
Naheaf831/
Hnaeef831/
Nahaf7350/
Nahif7318/
Naeew737/
Naeif732/
Nahuf731/
Nehef730/
Nahifhee711/
Nahaev67272/
Nahyev67161/
Nahifo6753/
Naihof678/
Neheev678/
Nahufa675/
Nahifi675/
Nahuev674/
Nahoev673/
Neheve672/
Nahave672/
Nahafi672/
Neehof671/
Nahevi671/
Neheyaefa671/
Nahafo671/
Nahafa671/
Noheve671/
Noheaf671/
Nahifu671/
Nahaif671/
Naehof671/
Nahoff671/
Naeejw671/
Neahof670/
Nhoeib501/
Neeeew501/

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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 Naheef
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