Naphtal Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Naphtal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naphtal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2121:249,72520,187
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
United States211:17,259,949572,238
England101:5,571,806158,774
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Naphtal (1,796) may also be a first name.

Naphtal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Naphtal occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Naphtal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Naphtal is the 885,573rd most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. The surname Naphtal occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Naphtal are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 180,387th most commonly used given name globally, borne by 1,796 people.

The surname Naphtal is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 249,725. In Tanzania Naphtal is primarily concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 50 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 39 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Naphtal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Naphtal earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.76% more than the national average, earning $60,304 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naphtale934/
Naphthal931/
Naptal9236/
Naptale862/
Napthal861/
Naftal7711,486/
Naptalova751/
Nafthal7126/
Naftale715/
Navthale6757/
Nawthale677/
Naftalle672/
Naftahul671/
Navtalova632/
Naftol6214/
Noftal621/
Neftal621/
Noftall57527/
Newtall5716/

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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 Naphtal
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