Nawaf Surname

25,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Nawaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nawaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria13,0251:1,482195
Iraq4,7681:7,345633
Saudi Arabia2,4651:12,5181,726
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Kuwait1451:26,2123,463
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
India381:20,185,931296,209
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
England61:9,286,343223,652
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Nawaf (36,609) may also be a first name.

Nawaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nawaf (Arabic: النواف) is more commonly found in Syria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 25,776th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 348,903 people. The surname Nawaf occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Nawaf live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 85 percent live in Levant. Nawaf is also the 23,878th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 36,609 people.

The surname is most widespread in Syria, where it is held by 13,025 people, or 1 in 1,482. In Syria Nawaf is mostly found in: Al-Suwayda Governorate, where 21 percent are found, Hama Governorate, where 17 percent are found and Daraa Governorate, where 15 percent are found. Besides Syria it occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 23 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent are found.

Nawaf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.

Nawaf earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 49.37% more than the national average, earning $64,453 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nawwaf91250/
Nawaaf9110/
Nawazf911/
Nnawaf911/
Nawaw8099/
Navaf8094/
Nawav8013/
Nowaf801/
Newaf801/
Nawova7332/
Nawawz735/
Nawaph735/
Naibaf734/
Nawgaw733/
Najbaf733/
Nabaif733/
Nowgaf733/
Navafe731/
Nawabh731/
Nawawh731/
Nahbaf731/
Nawowa731/
Nauwav731/
Nawaiw731/
Naawaab671/

Nawaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nawaf in the Arabic language
النوافalnwaf-
نوّافnwaf-
نوافnwaf-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nawaf
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