Neffa Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Neffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina691:619,47043,674
Mauritania621:66,0464,544
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Paraguay341:212,8453,891
Uruguay281:122,56311,386
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Neffá (1) are calculated separately.

Neffa (14) may also be a first name.

Neffa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Neffa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺎﻉ, Russian: Неффа) occurs in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Neffá. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Neffa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Neffa is the 963,821st most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Neffa are found; 66 percent are found in South America and 36 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 14 people.

The last name is most widespread in Argentina, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 619,470. In Argentina Neffa is most numerous in: Tucumán Province, where 29 percent live, Buenos Aires Province, where 28 percent live and Entre Ríos Province, where 25 percent live. Barring Argentina this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 23 percent live and Brazil, where 17 percent live.

Neffa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Neffa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Neffa last name expanded 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Neffa Last Name Statistics demography

Neffa earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.68% less than the national average, earning $35,521 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neffá931/
Neffah91577/
Neffaa91477/
Neffad91188/
Neffat9131/
Neffai9121/
Ngeffa911/
Gneffa911/
Neffea911/
Neffas911/
Nefa89179/
Naffa80739/
Neffe80549/
Nefaa80515/
Nefah80444/
Ngefa80332/
Nefas80129/
Nefat80124/
Niffa8059/
Neufa8051/
Netfa8043/
Nefaz8039/
Nefai8031/
Neifa8013/
Nefea8013/
Neffi8012/
Noffa8012/
Noefa809/
Nepfa807/
Nefga804/
Neffy803/
Neefa803/
Nefaj802/
Niefa802/
Neffo802/
Naefa802/
Nefau802/
Nehfa801/
Neffé801/
Nejfa801/
Nefad801/
Nesfa801/
Naffaa73955/
Naffah73652/
Hneefa73148/
Ngefah7385/
Gneffe7354/
Naffay7343/
Neffis7338/
Neiffe7318/
Neffer7310/
Neifah735/
Neffie734/
Naffea734/
Naffai733/
Neffou732/
Neafat732/
Nefaut732/
Ngeffo731/
Niffah731/
Neafai731/
Netfah731/
Gniffa731/
Ngefai731/
Neffez731/
Neffed731/
Neffii731/
Nefaid731/
Neefaz731/
Neffey730/
Neafay730/
Neefas730/
Nafa676,168/
Nifa671,453/
Nofa67634/
Nefi67310/
Neiffer67308/
Naffa'a67249/
Nefe67217/
Nefo6778/
Neifach6740/
Neaffer6720/
Neafach678/
Neheofa677/
Nefioha674/
Nefy672/
Neffous672/
Newffer671/
Gneffer671/
Neefhat671/
Neffeth671/
Njfa671/
Naffaaa671/
Nnefoha671/
Nefeova671/
Neffets671/
Neffesh671/
Neyffer671/
Neaffie670/

Neffa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Neffa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺎﻉalnfa50
ﻧﻒnf28.57
ﺍﻟﻨﻔﻪalnfh14.29
ﻧﻔﻪnfh7.14
Neffa in the Russian language
Неффаneffa-

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