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) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nefea? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nefea is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Nefea is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Nefea are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 372,260. In Mauritania Nefea is primarily concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 73 percent live and Assaba Region, where 27 percent live. Beside Mauritania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found 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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