Nef Surname

154,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Nef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,5381:5,340806
United States2911:1,245,56388,018
France2281:291,32844,676
Spain1311:356,88620,305
Belgium1281:89,81813,955
Russia911:1,583,770106,512
Thailand831:851,064135,450
Chile661:266,9167,921
Australia591:457,55435,515
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
England61:9,286,343223,652
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Nef (298) may also be a first name.

Nef Last Name Facts

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

Nef (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻒ, Russian: Неф) occurs in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nef? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 154,609th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,566,941 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Nef are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 510,666th most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 298 people.

Nef is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is held by 1,538 people, or 1 in 5,340. In Switzerland it is most numerous in: Canton of St Gallen, where 33 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 25 percent reside and Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, where 19 percent reside. Barring Switzerland it exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.

Nef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nef has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Nef last name grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nef are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Nef earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.49% more than the national average, earning $46,813 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neff8642,513/
Neef865,845/
Neft86724/
Nief86554/
Nefs86391/
Neuf86348/
Nehf86253/
Neif86246/
Nefe86217/
Nepf86162/
Neaf86116/
Nesf8614/
Nhef8611/
Ngef8610/
Neyf863/
Nefh862/
Nnef861/
Newf861/
Neefs751,766/
Neffe75549/
Neiff75428/
Neefe75383/
Neeff75356/
Neeft75274/
Hneef75216/
Neife75158/
Gnepf75121/
Neuff7525/
Hneif7514/
Nheef758/
Neift757/
Neffs754/
Neefh753/
Nedft752/
Neshf752/
Neuhf752/
Nejff751/
Neyff751/
Neesf751/
Neyfe751/
Nieff751/
Gnefe751/
Neftd751/
Hneff751/
Nefsj751/
Nezfe751/
Nhefe751/
Nettf751/
Hneaf751/
Newff750/
Neifs750/
Neaff750/
New6751,685/
Neb673,805/
Näf673,687/
Nev671,828/
Nif6788/
Gneffe6754/
Neeffs6741/
Neiffe6718/
Njf6713/
Nyf6712/
Nhf6712/
Nneife677/
Nefová677/
Hneefh672/
Hneeft671/
Nefova671/
Neyfeh671/
Hneeff671/
N'Nefe671/
H'Neif671/
Neftdt671/
Neidfe671/
Neddff671/

Nef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nef in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﻒnf-
Nef in the Russian language
Нефnef-

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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 Nef
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