Nahifi Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Nahifi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nahifi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Nahifi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nahifi is more frequently found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nahifi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nahifi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nahifi is the 8,193,072nd most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nahifi reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 19,195,631. Without taking into account Iran this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Iraq, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nahivi831/
Nehifei771/
Naefi736/
Nahifheh718/
Nahifhee711/
Naoife671/
Naayifa622/
Nehifeh621/
Naephai621/
Naefe5599/
Noefi552/
Neeife502/
Naepha501/
Nouifa501/
Naefyh501/
Neufie500/

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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 Nahifi
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