Nayef Surname

6,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93,887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Nayef Surname User-submission:

This family originates with tribes that migrated from Egypt to Syria centuries ago, to live in rural villages.

Nayef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq57,6181:60893
Syria29,5631:65385
Yemen2,3941:11,0381,343
Egypt1,3731:66,9606,238
Jordan6661:13,2772,256
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Kuwait4241:8,9641,244
Palestine3891:11,6942,238
Lebanon3721:15,1532,052
United Arab Emirates2211:41,4584,276
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Afghanistan151:2,143,54615,005
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Norway61:857,04855,549
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England41:13,929,515290,718
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France21:33,211,361423,184
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Comoros11:749,524685
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Nayef (336,477) may also be a first name.

Nayef Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This family originates with tribes that migrated from Egypt to Syria centuries ago, to live in rural villages.

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Nayef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nayef (Arabic: نايف, Russian: Найеф) is held by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nayef click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nayef? popularity and diffusion

Nayef is the 6,014th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 77,620 people. Nayef occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Nayef live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 94 percent live in Levant. It is also the 3,095th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 336,477 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is carried by 57,618 people, or 1 in 608. Besides Iraq this last name occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 31 percent reside and Yemen, where 3 percent reside.

Nayef Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Nayef surname is primarily Shiite (40%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Nayef last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nayef earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 14.61% less than the national average, earning 295,524 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.43% less than the national average, earning $37,354 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.27% less than the national average, earning $44,579 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nayeef9120/
Nayeff915/
Nayefe911/
Naef894,081/
Nayf89265/
Nayeb803,907/
Naief80371/
Nayuf80266/
Naeff80162/
Nayif8056/
Nayaf8013/
Nayev8012/
Najef8010/
Nayew805/
Naiyf803/
Nayfe803/
Nayff802/
Nayof802/
Noyef801/
Nayyf801/
Nayefová771/
Nayfeh73551/
Nayouf73322/
Nahyev73161/
Najeef7327/
Ngayuf7310/
Nayafe738/
Nayphe737/
Nayaft737/
Nağyev736/
Nayeva735/
Nayeeb734/
Nayhew733/
Naheaf731/
Najefe731/
Nayiff731/
Naif6710,574/
Neef675,845/
Nauf67560/
Nief67554/
Neuf67348/
Naev67298/
Neif67246/
Neaf67116/
Nayb6774/
Najf6712/
Nyev677/
Noef673/
Neyf673/
Nağıyev672/
Nuef671/
Noyf671/
Nuyf671/

Nayef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nayef in the Russian language
Найефnajef-
Nayef in the Arabic language
نايفnayf-

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