Naqaf Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Yemen

Naqaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naqaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896

Naqaf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Naqaf is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Naqaf? popularity and diffusion

Naqaf is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Naqaf are found; 76 percent are found in South Asia and 76 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

It is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 10,968,932. In Iran it is most frequent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Iran Naqaf is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 35 percent are found and Yemen, where 24 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naqafe9121/
Naqab80642/
Nacaf8015/
Nakaf807/
Noqaf801/
Naqaib7314/
Nakaif736/
Naqova734/
Noqafe731/
Naicaf731/
Naqouf731/
Nakafe731/
Naqaab731/
Naqhab731/
Nakafh731/
Nacaff730/
Nahkauf677/
Nakaffe676/
Naukhaf671/
Naccafe671/

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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 Naqaf
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