Nawfer Surname

279,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Nawfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nawfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,3161:15,8122,223
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Qatar221:107,18211,536
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Nawfer Last Name Facts

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

Nawfer occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawfer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nawfer is the 279,018th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 5,257,970 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nawfer are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

It is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 1,316 people, or 1 in 15,812. Besides Sri Lanka this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent live and Qatar, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nawfeer921/
Nafer91175/
Naufer831,573/
Nowfer83697/
Nafeer83418/
Nafere83143/
Newfer8380/
Naffer8358/
Naifer8319/
Nazfer836/
Nasfer831/
Naïfer831/
Napfer831/
Natfer830/
Nahfer830/
Neafer830/
Naffier7734/
Neaffer7720/
Naifert7718/
Nayfert7710/
Naufeer772/
Najfert771/
Naifere771/
Nowfeer771/
Newffer771/
Nasfeer771/
Naiffer771/
Naufert771/
Nasferr771/
Neafger770/
Napfier770/
Nafir731,463/
Nofer73247/
Nefer73125/
Nöfer7365/
Nafre7323/
Naferova711/
Neauffer710/
Neifer67624/
Noufer67401/
Neufer67401/
Noffer6766/
Näpfer6740/
Nepfer6733/
Naffre6721/
Nofeur6719/
Noefer6711/
Neffer6710/
Neyfer674/
Nafire672/
Nofier672/
Nasfir672/
Nafoir671/
Nazfir671/
Nafayr671/
Nuofer671/
Naufir671/
Nuifer671/
Nofere671/
Naufre671/
Naffir671/
Neafir670/
Napher670/
Neefer670/

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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 Nawfer
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