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 last name Neffa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺎﻉ, Russian: Неффа) is held by more people in Argentina than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Neffá. For other potential spellings of Neffa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Neffa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 963,821st most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. This surname is predominantly 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 commonly used first name internationally It is held by 14 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Argentina, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 619,470. In Argentina it is mostly concentrated in: Tucumán Province, where 29 percent are found, Buenos Aires Province, where 28 percent are found and Entre Ríos Province, where 25 percent are found. Barring Argentina Neffa is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 23 percent are found and Brazil, where 17 percent are found.

Neffa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Neffa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Neffa surname 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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