Nefani Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Nefani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Nefani (17) may also be a first name.
Nefani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nefani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nefani is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nefani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,348,199th most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nefani reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nefani is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 17 people.
The surname is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Outside of Malawi this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nefatni | 92 | 3 | / |
| Neffani | 92 | 0 | / |
| Nefoni | 83 | 13 | / |
| Nifani | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nesfane | 77 | 4 | / |
| Newfane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nesfany | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyofani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nifanid | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neufane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nedfouni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nifane | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gnefougni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nifana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nishfahani | 63 | 5 | / |
| Neawphanit | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyofane | 62 | 769 | / |
| Nephane | 62 | 26 | / |
| Ngifane | 62 | 1 | / |
| Naifana | 62 | 1 | / |
| Naifane | 62 | 1 | / |
| Niffany | 62 | 0 | / |
| Niffanne | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nitphanit | 53 | 1,709 | / |
| Noiphanit | 53 | 454 | / |
| Nuiphanit | 53 | 4 | / |
| Naiphanit | 53 | 1 | / |
| Netfooney | 53 | 1 | / |
| Noiphanich | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Nefani
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