Naphtali Surname

333,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Naphtali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naphtali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9231:191,92111,611
United States561:6,472,481306,764
England281:1,989,93178,001
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Naphtali (4,361) may also be a first name.

Naphtali Last Name Facts

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

The surname Naphtali is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Naphtali? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 333,223rd most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,571,277 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Naphtali live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Naphtali is also the 104,576th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 4,361 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 923 people, or 1 in 191,921. In Nigeria Naphtali is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 49 percent live, Taraba, where 17 percent live and Gombe, where 9 percent live. Other than Nigeria it exists in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Naphtali Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Naphtali has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Naphtali surname rose 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Naphtali Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Naphtali surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

The amount Naphtali earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.16% less than the national average, earning R 28,140 per year; in United States they earn 32.91% more than the national average, earning $57,349 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.88% more than the national average, earning $54,594 CAD per year.

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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 Naphtali
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