Nefa Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Nefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
Mauritania401:102,3726,314
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Nefa (925) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nefah89444/
Ngefa89332/
Neffa89270/
Nefas89129/
Nefat89124/
Neufa8951/
Netfa8943/
Nefaz8939/
Nefai8931/
Nefea8913/
Neifa8913/
Noefa899/
Nepfa897/
Nefga894/
Neefa893/
Nefaj892/
Naefa892/
Niefa892/
Nefau892/
Nejfa891/
Nesfa891/
Nefad891/
Nehfa891/
Neffah80577/
Neffaa80477/
Neffad80188/
Hneefa80148/
Ngefah8085/
Neffat8031/
Neffai8021/
Neifah805/
Neafat802/
Nefaut802/
Nefaid801/
Neffas801/
Neffea801/
Ngefai801/
Gneffa801/
Netfah801/
Neafai801/
Ngeffa801/
Neefaz801/
Neefas800/
Neafay800/
Nafa756,168/
Nifa751,453/
Nofa75634/
Nefi75310/
Nefe75217/
Nefo7578/
Nefy752/
Njfa751/
Neifach7340/
Neafach738/
Neheofa737/
Nefioha734/
Neefhat731/
Nnefoha731/
Nefeova731/
Nafea6713,253/
Nafaa675,539/
Nafay674,866/
Nafai672,359/
Nefes67941/
Naffa67739/
Nofah67571/
Neffe67549/
Neefe67383/
Nefis67364/
Nifas67283/
Nisfa67208/
Nafah67204/
Naafa67179/
Nafha67173/
Naifa67170/
Neife67158/
Nifah67151/
Noifa67134/
Nefer67125/
Nefed67123/
Nayfa67108/
Nefiz6783/
Niffa6759/
Nefei6758/
Nevah6749/
Nefos6746/
Nifaz6735/
Niefo6734/
Nifai6727/
Ngefi6727/
Nifad6724/
Nefej6721/
Nnefioha6720/
Nefeh6718/
Nifat6716/
Nawfa6713/
Noffa6712/
Neffi6712/
Nofha6711/
Hnifa6711/
Nefez6711/
Nahfa6710/
Nefid6710/
Neifi6710/
Najfa677/
Nafau677/
Naefo676/
Ngefe676/
Nnafa676/
Ngifa676/
Noefo676/
Nefih676/
Nafaà674/
Nefoo674/
Neefo673/
Neffy673/
Nifau672/
Nefedowa672/
Nefie672/
Nefoh672/
Neffo672/
Gnifa672/
Nehva672/
Nepha672/
Nifay672/
Nifaj671/
Neufy671/
Nifaa671/
Nhefe671/
Nnifa671/
Nizfa671/
Nefou671/
Nafâa671/
Neffá671/
Nuifa671/
Nafaï671/
Naféa671/
Nejfy671/
Nefey671/
Neffé671/
Neefi671/
Ngefo671/
Neyfe671/
Niofa671/
Néfau671/
Gnefe671/
Nefot671/
Nezfe671/
Nesfi671/
Noyfa671/
Nettfass670/

Nefa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nefa in the Hindi language
नेफाnepha-
Nefa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﻒnf37.5
ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺎﻉalnfa31.25
ﺃﻧﻔﺎﻉanfa6.25
ﺍﻟﻨﻔﻌﻪalnfh6.25
ﻧﻔﻪnfh6.25
ﺍﻟﻨﻒalnf6.25
ﻧﻔﺎﻉnfa6.25
Nefa in the Russian language
Нефаnefa-

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