Naïf Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Naïf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naïf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Naif (10,574) are calculated separately.

Naïf (5) may also be a first name.

Naïf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Naïf occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Naif. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Naïf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Naïf is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 33 percent of Naïf are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Naïf is also the 5,493,085th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 5 people.

It is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 16,887,176. Aside from The Netherlands this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naif9210,574/
Naf861,426/
Nafe753,064/
Naff751,514/
Nafs751,386/
Nauf75560/
Nafz75443/
Nasf75407/
Naft75374/
Nayf75265/
Naaf75216/
Neaf75116/
Napf7596/
Nahf7553/
Nadf7535/
Najf7512/
Nawf755/
Nafh755/
Nazf753/
Naïb753/
Natf752/
Hnaf751/
Gnaf751/
Ngaf751/
Naife6712,596/
Naafs67403/
Nafsh67261/
Naiff67214/
Nnafe67101/
Naddf6774/
Nahaf6750/
Naaif6744/
Naffe6740/
Naufe6729/
Nauff6724/
Naaff6718/
Hnaif6716/
Nassf6714/
Naffz6712/
Naafe677/
Nasfe677/
Nashf673/
Nayfe673/
Nayff672/
Gnafe672/
Nafhe672/
Nhafe671/
Hneaf671/
Naffs671/
Naifs671/
Nasft671/
Nazzf671/
Natfh671/
Hnaft671/
Nawfe671/
Nathf671/
Nawft671/
Nhaif671/
Nahfh671/
Nafhh671/
Nazff671/
Nazfh671/
Naufh671/
Naufs670/
Neaff670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Naïf
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