Najfa Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Najfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 5 | 1:80,834 | 3,218 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Najfa (119) may also be a first name.
Najfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Najfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Najfa (Hindi: नजफा) has its highest incidence in The Maldives. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Najfa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Najfa is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Najfa are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 856,040th most widespread forename internationally, held by 119 people.
The surname Najfa is most widely held in The Maldives, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 80,834. In The Maldives Najfa is mostly found in: Alif Alif Atoll, where 20 percent live, Haa Dhaalu Atoll, where 20 percent live and Kaafu Atoll, where 20 percent live. Outside of The Maldives this surname is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 29 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Najfa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Najfa in the Hindi language | ||
| नजफा | najapha | 57.14 |
| नाजफा | najapha | 42.86 |
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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
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- 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 Najfa
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