Neffaa Surname
Approximately 477 people bear this surname
Neffaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 456 | 1:84,718 | 13,178 |
| Mauritania | 17 | 1:240,874 | 11,443 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Neffaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Neffaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Neffaa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺎﻉ) is found in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Neffaa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 638,206th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 15,277,874 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Neffaa reside; 96 percent reside in North Africa and 96 percent reside in Mahgreb.
The last name Neffaa is most frequent in Algeria, where it is held by 456 people, or 1 in 84,718. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Algiers Province, where 64 percent reside, Ghardaïa Province, where 35 percent reside and Guelma Province, where 1 percent reside. Not including Algeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 4 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Neffaa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Neffaa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺎﻉ | alnfa | 88.89 |
| ﻧﻔﺎﻉ | nfa | 11.11 |
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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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- 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 Neffaa
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