Nasifi Surname

622,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iran

Nasifi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nasifi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3231:548,43026,767
Iran1661:462,54528,234
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nasifi (362) may also be a first name.

Nasifi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nasifi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nasifi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 622,538th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 14,782,040 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Nasifi are found; 66 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 457,558th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 362 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 323 people, or 1 in 548,430. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Niger, where 34 percent are found, Kano, where 24 percent are found and Katsina, where 12 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 34 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.

Nasifi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Muslim (93%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nassifi924/
Nasiffi923/
Nasifio921/
Nasaifi921/
Nashifit861/
Nasifieh861/
Nazifi8319,698/
Nagifi831,233/
Nasifa83209/
Nasife8378/
Najifi8315/
Nasefi8312/
Nacifi833/
Nassife7745/
Nasiphi7727/
Nashifa7713/
Nnazifi7710/
Nascife775/
Nazifie773/
Nassifa772/
Nazifis772/
Nasiffe771/
Nassify771/
Nasifeh771/
Naasifa771/
Nashife771/
Nazzifi771/
Naziefi771/
Nassiffe7113/
Nazseefi711/
Naashifa711/
Nazifa671,541/
Nacife6773/
Najefi6720/
Nezifi6719/
Nazefi6717/
Nazife6715/
Nocifi672/
Nazify672/
Nazifé671/
Nacifa671/
Nasefe671/

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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 Nasifi
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