Naphe Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Naphe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Lesotho | 7 | 1:290,365 | 15,938 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Naphé (1) are calculated separately.
Naphe (9,859) may also be a first name.
Naphe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Naphe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Naphe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺎﻓﻊ, Hindi: नफे, Oriya: ନାେଫ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Naphé. For other potential spellings of Naphe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Naphe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Naphe is the 3,373,373rd most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Naphe are found; 56 percent are found in Southern Africa and 56 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 61,828th most frequent forename worldwide. It is borne by 9,859 people.
Naphe is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 54,790,384. In India Naphe is primarily found in: Rajasthan, where 36 percent live, Gujarat, where 29 percent live and Odisha, where 29 percent live. Other than India this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 32 percent live and Lesotho, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Naphe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Naphe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﺎﻓﻊ | naf | - |
| Naphe in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାେଫ | naepha | - |
| Naphe in the Hindi language | ||
| नफे | naphe | 86 |
| नाफे | naphe | 8 |
| नप्हे | nap'he | 4 |
| नाप्हे | nap'he | 2 |
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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 Naphe
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