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 or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nasifi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 622,538th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 14,782,040 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Nasifi reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nasifi is also the 457,558th most common first name worldwide It is held by 362 people.

The surname Nasifi is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 323 people, or 1 in 548,430. In Nigeria Nasifi is mostly concentrated in: Niger, where 34 percent reside, Kano, where 24 percent reside and Katsina, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Nasifi exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 34 percent reside and Niger, where 1 percent reside.

Nasifi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily 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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis