Nefa Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Nefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 40 | 1:1,068,585 | 65,578 |
| Mauritania | 40 | 1:102,372 | 6,314 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Nefa (925) may also be a first name.
Nefa Demographics
Average Nefa Salary in
United States
$29,219 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nefa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻒ, Hindi: नेफा, Russian: Нефа) is borne by more people in Argentina than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nefa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nefa is the 1,276,805th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 31 percent of Nefa live; 27 percent live in West Africa and 22 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 266,220th most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 925 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Argentina, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 1,068,585. In Argentina it is most common in: San Juan Province, where 70 percent live, Neuquén Province, where 15 percent live and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 5 percent live. Beside Argentina this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 22 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.
Nefa Last Name Statistics demography
Nefa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.28% less than the national average, earning $29,219 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nefa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nefa in the Hindi language | ||
| नेफा | nepha | - |
| Nefa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﻒ | nf | 37.5 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺎﻉ | alnfa | 31.25 |
| ﺃﻧﻔﺎﻉ | anfa | 6.25 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻔﻌﻪ | alnfh | 6.25 |
| ﻧﻔﻪ | nfh | 6.25 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻒ | alnf | 6.25 |
| ﻧﻔﺎﻉ | nfa | 6.25 |
| Nefa in the Russian language | ||
| Нефа | nefa | - |
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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 Nefa
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