Nefea Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Nefea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Nefea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nefea Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nefea (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺎﻉ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nefea? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,391,485th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Nefea reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Nefea is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 372,260. In Mauritania Nefea is most numerous in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 73 percent live and Assaba Region, where 27 percent live. Other than Mauritania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 8 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nefea Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nefea in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺎﻉ | alnfa | - |
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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 Nefea
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