Nahif Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Norway

Nahif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nahif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
India51:153,413,076951,030
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Nahif (74) may also be a first name.

Nahif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nahif (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺤﻴﻒ, Hindi: नहीफ, Marathi: नहीफ, Oriya: ନାହିଫ) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nahif.

How Common Is The Last Name Nahif? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Nahif are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 61 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,125,792nd most common first name throughout the world It is held by 74 people.

The surname Nahif is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,849,321. In Pakistan Nahif is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 56 percent are found and Sindh, where 44 percent are found. Apart from Pakistan it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 28 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nahifo9153/
Najhif9112/
Nahifi915/
Nahifu911/
Nahaif911/
Nahifah8319/
Nahaf8050/
Nahef8011/
Naeif802/
Nahuf801/
Noaif801/
Naohifah7714/
Nahifheh778/
Noyahuif776/
Nahifhee771/
Nahavi73151/
Naheef7323/
Naihof738/
Nahufa735/
Nahafi732/
Naehof731/
Nahevi731/
Nahovi731/
Nahivi731/
Nahafo731/
Nahafa731/
Nahoff731/
Naoife731/
Naheib731/
Naheaf731/
Neahof730/
Naef674,081/
Noyahuf6724/
Naihauf6716/
Najhiph674/
Nahieva674/
Nnahavi672/
Naheeaf672/
Nahaviu671/
Nahavii671/
Nahafio671/
Nahaffy671/
Nehifeh671/
Nahiová671/
Nahiyev671/
Nehifei671/
Nhahafa671/
Neahoff670/

Nahif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nahif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﺤﻴﻒalnhyf-
Nahif in the Oriya language
ନାହିଫnahipha-
Nahif in the Hindi language
नहीफnahipha93.1
नहिफ़nahifa3.45
नहिफnahipha3.45
Nahif in the Marathi language
नहीफnahipha50
नबीnabi50

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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 Nahif
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