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
Naphe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺎﻓﻊ, Hindi: नफे, Oriya: ନାେଫ) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Naphé. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Naphe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,373,373rd most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. Naphe is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Naphe reside; 56 percent reside in Southern Africa and 56 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Naphe is also the 61,828th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 9,859 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 54,790,384. In India it is most common in: Rajasthan, where 36 percent reside, Gujarat, where 29 percent reside and Odisha, where 29 percent reside. Apart from India this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 32 percent reside and Lesotho, where 21 percent reside.
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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