Nefari Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Nefari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 87 | 1:177,451 | 21,452 |
| Iran | 66 | 1:1,163,372 | 50,804 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
The alternate forms: Néfari (1) are calculated separately.
Nefari (34) may also be a first name.
Nefari Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nefari Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nefari (Hindi: नेफरी, Marathi: नेफरी) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Néfari. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nefari? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,369,340th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Nefari are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nefari is also the 1,775,424th most common given name in the world, held by 34 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 177,451. In Zimbabwe Nefari is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 98 percent live, Bulawayo Province, where 1 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 1 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 41 percent live and Algeria, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Néfari | 94 | 1 | / |
| Neffari | 92 | 218 | / |
| Nesfari | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nefariy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nafari | 83 | 271 | / |
| Nefori | 83 | 37 | / |
| Nefare | 83 | 11 | / |
| Nofari | 83 | 9 | / |
| Nefary | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nifari | 83 | 1 | / |
| Naffari | 77 | 10 | / |
| Nifajri | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nesfori | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nifaari | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neiferi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naifari | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nafarie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nujfari | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neafara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naafari | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nahfari | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nafarieh | 71 | 46 | / |
| Noferi | 67 | 727 | / |
| Nafare | 67 | 274 | / |
| Naferi | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nofori | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nafary | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nifara | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nafori | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nifary | 67 | 1 | / |
Nefari Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nefari in the Hindi language | ||
| नेफरी | nephari | - |
| Nefari in the Marathi language | ||
| नेफरी | nephari | - |
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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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- 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 Nefari
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