Naphtaly Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Botswana

Naphtaly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naphtaly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania891:594,85037,281
Kenya251:1,847,19636,049
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Botswana41:546,73222,624
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Naphtaly (378) may also be a first name.

Naphtaly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Naphtaly occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Naphtaly click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Naphtaly? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,428,594th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Naphtaly are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Naphtaly is also the 446,161st most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 378 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 594,850. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 99 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Naphtaly occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.

Naphtaly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Naphtaly last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Naphtaly earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 579.44% more than the national average, earning R 1,614,600 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naphtally946/
Naptaly9320/
Naphtali881,109/
Naptally887/
Naphtale884/
Napthaly882/
Naphtalie8212/
Naphtalai824/
Naphthali824/
Naphtalia822/
Naphtalee821/
Naftaly80496/
Naptali80279/
Naptale802/
Napthali75327/
Nafthaly7512/
Naptalai758/
Naptalia757/
Naftalya757/
Naptalie755/
Napthale751/
Naftally751/
Nabhtali751/
Naphtoli751/
Napthalai7110/
Napthalia711/
Naapthali711/
Naftali677,055/
Navtala6714/
Naftoly677/
Naftale675/
Nawtala671/
Neuphthali671/
Naftala671/

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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 Naphtaly
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