Naif Surname

48,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Maldives

Naif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia5,2871:5,836808
Yemen1,8431:14,3381,654
Indonesia1,8131:72,9457,837
Egypt5191:177,14013,144
Iraq3461:101,2193,038
Maldives1131:3,577352
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
India531:14,472,932242,024
Mexico411:3,027,46822,993
Malaysia401:737,35634,564
Pakistan391:4,580,61230,982
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
England251:2,228,72284,230
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Belgium231:499,85448,667
United Arab Emirates221:416,46723,075
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Syria161:1,206,3147,138
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Oman41:921,9937,313
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
France21:33,211,361423,184
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

The alternate forms: Naïf (3) are calculated separately.

Naif (21,058) may also be a first name.

Naif Last Name Facts

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

Naif (Arabic: نائف, Hindi: नईफ, Marathi: नैफ़, Russian: Наиф) is more frequently found in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Naïf. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Naif? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 48,721st most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 689,195 people. Naif occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Naif are found; 72 percent are found in West Asia and 69 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 36,390th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 21,058 people.

The last name is most widespread in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 5,287 people, or 1 in 5,836. Besides Saudi Arabia this last name occurs in 53 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 17 percent reside and Indonesia, where 17 percent reside.

Naif Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Naif are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Naif earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.36% less than the national average, earning $40,838 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naïf923/
Naife8912,596/
Naief89371/
Najif89241/
Naiff89214/
Nayif8956/
Naaif8944/
Hnaif8916/
Naiyf893/
Naiaf892/
Naifs891/
Nhaif891/
Naf861,426/
Nif8688/
Nnaife8096/
Naiouf8019/
Naihof808/
Nahjif803/
Naifch801/
Nahaif801/
Nayiff801/
Naiffe801/
Naib7512,047/
Naef754,081/
Nafe753,064/
Naff751,514/
Nafs751,386/
Nauf75560/
Nief75554/
Nafz75443/
Nasf75407/
Naft75374/
Nayf75265/
Neif75246/
Naaf75216/
Neaf75116/
Napf7596/
Hnif7569/
Nife7556/
Niof7556/
Nahf7553/
Nadf7535/
Nisf7532/
Naiv7529/
Niff7521/
Najf7512/
Nitf7511/
Nafh755/
Nawf755/
Nift753/
Nazf753/
Nihf752/
Nhif752/
Natf752/
Nifs752/
Noif752/
Nnif751/
Nipf751/
Ngif751/
Ngaf751/
Niwf751/
Naiw751/
Nuif751/
Nizf751/
Nifh751/
Gnaf751/
Gnif751/
Hnaf751/
Naihauf7316/
Naissff731/
Nnajife731/
Nayef6793,887/
Najib6767,263/
Najaf6724,160/
Nayib67506/
Neiff67428/
Naafs67403/
Nayuf67266/
Nafsh67261/
Nhaib67219/
Naiiv67191/
Naeff67162/
Neife67158/
Najiv67144/
Nnafe67101/
Naddf6774/
Nahaf6750/
Naffe6740/
Nujif6740/
Naieb6733/
Naiph6730/
Naufe6729/
Niyaf6726/
Nauff6724/
Naaff6718/
Nayiv6717/
Naibh6716/
Niffe6716/
Nassf6714/
Hneif6714/
Nayaf6713/
Naffz6712/
Najef6710/
Naiab679/
Hnaib678/
Hnife678/
Neift677/
Naafe677/
Nhaiv677/
Nasfe677/
Naiev674/
Nijaf674/
Naiow674/
Najiw673/
Nashf673/
Naiib673/
Najuf673/
Nejaf673/
Nayfe673/
Nafhe672/
Gnafe672/
Gnife672/
Nayof672/
Nehaf672/
Nejif672/
Nayff672/
Naffs671/
Nasft671/
Nazzf671/
Natfh671/
Neyaf671/
Nishf671/
Hnaft671/
Hhnif671/
Hneaf671/
Noisf671/
Nuiaf671/
Nathf671/
Nawft671/
Nayyf671/
Naaib671/
Nhafe671/
Niohf671/
Nieff671/
Naiyw671/
Naijb671/
Nahfh671/
Nafhh671/
Neief671/
Nazff671/
Nazfh671/
Naufh671/
Nawfe671/
Nissf671/
Neaff670/
Niffs670/
Naufs670/
Neifs670/

Naif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naif in the Marathi language
नैफ़naifa-
Naif in the Hindi language
नईफna'ipha56
नाईफna'ipha40
नइफ़na'ifa4
Naif in the Russian language
Наифnaif-
Naif in the Arabic language
نائفnayf-

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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 Naif
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