Nefe Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Nefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Czechia191:559,65656,138
Mauritania141:292,49012,957
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Nefe (175) may also be a first name.

Nefe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nefe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nefe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻒ) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nefe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,118,459th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 30 percent of Nefe are found; 25 percent are found in North America and 25 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Nefe is also the 690,096th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 175 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 6,590,162. In The United States Nefe is most numerous in: Michigan, where 20 percent live, Texas, where 20 percent live and Colorado, where 16 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 18 percent live and Indonesia, where 17 percent live.

Nefe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nefe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nefe last name expanded 1,375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nefe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nefe surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the party.

Nefe earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.9% more than the national average, earning $45,265 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nefes89941/
Neffe89549/
Neefe89383/
Neife89158/
Nefer89125/
Nefed89123/
Naefe8999/
Nefei8958/
Nefej8921/
Noefe8920/
Nefeh8918/
Nefea8913/
Nefez8911/
Ngefe896/
Nefie892/
Nhefe891/
Nefey891/
Neyfe891/
Gnefe891/
Nezfe891/
Nef862,839/
Neifer80624/
Nefesh80385/
Neafie8054/
Gneffe8054/
Nepfer8033/
Niefej8019/
Neiffe8018/
Neffer8010/
Nneife807/
Neyfer804/
Neffie804/
Neafey803/
Nefees802/
Nedfed801/
Nefeïh801/
Neffea801/
Neyfeh801/
Nešfet801/
Neffed801/
Neffez801/
Netfey801/
N'Nefe801/
Nnefeh801/
Neidfe801/
Neafer800/
Neufie800/
Nefess800/
Gnefet800/
Neefer800/
Neifey800/
Neffey800/
Neff7542,513/
Neef755,845/
Neeb754,208/
Nafe753,064/
Neft75724/
Nief75554/
Nefs75391/
Neuf75348/
Nefi75310/
Nehf75253/
Neif75246/
Nefa75179/
Nepf75162/
Näfe75131/
Neaf75116/
Neew75109/
Nofe75101/
Neev7572/
Nife7556/
Nesf7514/
Nhef7511/
Ngef7510/
Neyf753/
Nefh752/
Nefy752/
Newf751/
Nnef751/
Neiffer73308/
Neaffer7320/
Nefeová734/
Neffeth731/
Newffer731/
Nejfeit731/
Nefeova731/
Neffets731/
Neffesh731/
Neyffer731/
Gneffer731/
Neaffie730/
Newfest730/
Nafea6713,253/
Naife6712,596/
Nafee674,462/
Nafeh671,829/
Neefs671,766/
Nafei671,223/
Nefaa67515/
Neiff67428/
Nefis67364/
Neeff67356/
Neeft67274/
Neffa67270/
Nafey67240/
Hneef67216/
Nifer67173/
Gnepf67121/
Nnafe67101/
Nefiz6783/
Nöfer6765/
Noffe6755/
Gneev6747/
Naffe6740/
Nefai6731/
Ngefi6727/
Neuff6725/
Neveh6721/
Niffe6716/
Nheew6716/
Hneif6714/
Neifa6713/
Neffi6712/
Nefid6710/
Neifi6710/
Nheef678/
Hnife678/
Hneev678/
Neffeová677/
Neift677/
Naafe677/
Ngeew677/
Neebh677/
Nepfa677/
Naefi676/
Nefih676/
Gneew676/
Nowfe675/
Nafeu675/
Hneew675/
Neffs674/
Nephe674/
Nofeh674/
Hneeb674/
Neehw674/
Neefa673/
Neffy673/
Nayfe673/
Neefh673/
Neejw673/
Nyfej673/
Nefaj672/
Nefedowa672/
Neuhf672/
Niefa672/
Nofej672/
Neevs672/
Gnife672/
Neshf672/
Noefi672/
Niofe672/
Nedft672/
Neeww672/
Nettf671/
Neufy671/
Neyff671/
Neidffer671/
Nejfa671/
Nifed671/
Nyofe671/
Nofeu671/
Neffá671/
Hneaf671/
Najfe671/
Nejff671/
Nejfy671/
Neffé671/
Nehve671/
Neefi671/
Neesf671/
Nhafe671/
Nifet671/
Nieff671/
Nyfes671/
Ñeffe671/
Neftd671/
Nesfi671/
Nehfa671/
Nefsj671/
Nawfe671/
Noyfe671/
Hneff671/
Neaff670/
Neifs670/
Newff670/
Nofey670/

Nefe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nefe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﻒnf33.33
ﻧﻔﻪnfh16.67
ﺍﻧﻒanf16.67
ﺍﻟﻨﻒalnf16.67
ﻧﻔﻰnfy16.67

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nefe
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