Nefen Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Nefen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nefen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Nefen (11) may also be a first name.

Nefen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nefen is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Nefen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nefen? popularity and diffusion

Nefen is the 2,152,526th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname Nefen occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Nefen are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name worldwide, borne by 11 people.

Nefen is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 1,183,904. In Germany Nefen is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 87 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 10 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 1 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neffen91144/
Naefen9121/
Ngefen911/
Neafen911/
Nefeun911/
Nefeng911/
Nefeen911/
Niefen910/
Nefn893/
Nefienė83108/
Neuffen831/
Nofen8081/
Näfen8021/
Nafen809/
Nefin804/
Nefem803/
Nifen800/
Nefenova771/
Niffen73208/
Nafien7313/
Neffin7311/
Naifen737/
Nephen737/
Nefina732/
Nifeng731/
Nesfin731/
Nhofen731/
Noefin731/
Naffen731/
Nafeen731/
Naffien6792/
Netphen6738/
Neifing6725/
Nesfint675/
Nöfn674/
Nihfien673/
Neaphen673/
Njfn671/
Naifeen671/
Niffent671/
Naifeng671/
Newfind670/

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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 Nefen
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