Naphis Surname
Approximately 962 people bear this surname
Naphis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 943 | 1:813,431 | 36,352 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Nepal | 7 | 1:4,068,708 | 11,207 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Naphis (11,954) may also be a first name.
Naphis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Naphis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Naphis (Hindi: नफीस, Marathi: नािफस, Oriya: ନଫିସ) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Naphis? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 372,836th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 7,575,412 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Naphis live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 54,337th most common given name throughout the world, borne by 11,954 people.
The last name Naphis is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 943 people, or 1 in 813,431. In India it is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 49 percent reside, Rajasthan, where 42 percent reside and Odisha, where 4 percent reside. Aside from India this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 1 percent reside and Nepal, where 1 percent reside.
Naphis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Naphis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Naphis last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Naphis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Naphis in the Hindi language | ||
| नफीस | naphisa | 97.42 |
| नफिस | naphisa | 1.92 |
| नाफीस | naphisa | 0.24 |
| नाफिस | naphisa | 0.24 |
| ़नफीस | naphisa | 0.18 |
| Naphis in the Oriya language | ||
| ନଫିସ | naphisa | 56.16 |
| ନାଫିସ | naphisa | 20.55 |
| ନଫିସ୍ | naphis | 17.81 |
| ନାଫିସ୍ | naphis | 4.11 |
| ନାଫିଓ | naphi'o | 1.37 |
| Naphis in the Marathi language | ||
| नािफस | naiphasa | 33.33 |
| निफस | niphasa | 33.33 |
| नफीस | naphisa | 16.67 |
| हीस | hisa | 16.67 |
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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 Naphis
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