Nawfar Surname

461,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Nawfar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nawfar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4171:184,13115,224
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Qatar161:147,37516,023
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nawfar (15) may also be a first name.

Nawfar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nawfar is most common in Iran. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawfar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nawfar is the 461,133rd most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 9,955,664 people. The last name Nawfar is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nawfar live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous given name worldwide. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname Nawfar is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 417 people, or 1 in 184,131. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 42 percent reside, Gilan Province, where 18 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 18 percent reside. Barring Iran this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 40 percent reside and Qatar, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nafar91980/
Nowfar83316/
Nafare83274/
Naifar8345/
Nafarh8343/
Naffar8338/
Nawfor8322/
Najfar8314/
Nadfar8313/
Naufar836/
Nasfar835/
Nafaur835/
Nazfar832/
Nafarr831/
Nafayr831/
Gnafar831/
Naifard775/
Nnawfor771/
Naffart771/
Nashfar771/
Nhafare771/
Nafor73505/
Nofar73293/
Nefar7342/
Nafarova716/
Naufarth711/
Naaifaar711/
Nahasfar711/
Nnajwfor711/
Neifar67430/
Neffar67420/
Ngafor67372/
Naphar67339/
Nafore6786/
Nahvar6714/
Ngofar6714/
Naafor6713/
Neafor679/
Nnafor678/
Nafour676/
Noufar676/
Nohfar673/
Newfor672/
Nofasr671/
Neïfar671/
Nuifar671/
Nofaur671/
Naifor671/
Naffor671/
Noofar671/
Nafoir671/
Nofard671/
Noifar671/
Noffar671/
Nahfor671/

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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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  • 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 Nawfar
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