Naleef Surname

390,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Naleef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naleef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka8771:23,7273,118
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Naleef (431) may also be a first name.

Naleef Last Name Facts

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

Naleef is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Naleef? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 390,762nd most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 8,043,649 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Naleef reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Naleef is also the 413,409th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 431 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 877 people, or 1 in 23,727. Aside from Sri Lanka this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found and Qatar, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naleeff921/
Nasleef921/
Nalef911/
Nailef8335/
Naleev8312/
Nahleew771/
Nalif737/
Nalev737/
Nolef732/
Naleb732/
Nelef731/
Nalouf67143/
Nalaev6772/
Noleff6745/
Naleva6737/
Naloev6735/
Nalifz6734/
Naliev6727/
Nailev6719/
Nalleb6713/
Nalyev676/
Natlev675/
Naluev674/
Nolefe672/
Nileev672/
Neleev671/
Naylev671/
Nehlef671/
Nalebh671/

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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 Naleef
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