Nefai Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Nefai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
Nefai (46) may also be a first name.
Nefai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nefai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nefai (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻔﻌﻲ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nefai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nefai are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nefai is also the 1,484,914th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 46 people.
Nefai is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria Nefai is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 93 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent live and Kano, where 4 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 3 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nefai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nefai in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﻔﻌﻲ | nfy | - |
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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 Nefai
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