Nazifi Surname

27,285th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,698 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Nazifi Surname User-submission:

The Nazifi surname originated from Arabic word نظافة, meaning 'purity'. So Nazif is a masculine form of this surname, while Nazifa or Nazifat is a feminine form.

Nazifi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria14,2341:12,4451,271
Iran4,4241:17,3562,242
Kosovo2781:6,6971,110
Serbia2021:35,3713,676
Albania1731:16,8442,961
Niger1321:145,3945,367
North Macedonia1121:18,7632,622
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Austria191:448,18144,644
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
England91:6,190,895170,599
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Norway61:857,04855,549
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Nazifi (42,315) may also be a first name.

Nazifi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Nazifi surname originated from Arabic word نظافة, meaning 'purity'. So Nazif is a masculine form of this surname, while Nazifa or Nazifat is a feminine form.

- alaramma

Nazifi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nazifi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nazifi.

How Common Is The Last Name Nazifi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 27,285th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 369,964 people. The last name Nazifi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Nazifi live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nazifi is also the 21,230th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 42,315 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14,234 people, or 1 in 12,445. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kano, where 31 percent reside, Jigawa, where 18 percent reside and Katsina, where 16 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 22 percent reside and Kosovo, where 1 percent reside.

Nazifi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Nazifi last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nazifi earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 27.77% less than the national average, earning 249,958 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.63% more than the national average, earning $50,325 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.79% more than the national average, earning $53,552 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nnazifi9210/
Nazifie923/
Nazifis922/
Naziefi921/
Nazzifi921/
Nazifa831,541/
Nagifi831,233/
Nasifi83493/
Nezifi8319/
Nazefi8317/
Najifi8315/
Nazife8315/
Nacifi833/
Nazify832/
Nazifé831/
Nazeefi7714/
Nadzifa778/
Nassifi774/
Nasiffi773/
Nazifet772/
Nazifeh771/
Nazifaj771/
Nazifer771/
Nasifio771/
Nazifee771/
Naziphi771/
Nasaifi771/
Nazseefi711/
Nasifieh711/
Nashifit711/
Nasifa67209/
Nasife6778/
Nacife6773/
Nazefe6723/
Najefi6720/
Nezife6716/
Nasefi6712/
Nocifi672/
Nazyfa671/
Nezefi671/
Nacifa671/

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