Nefi Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Nefi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nefi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1521:505,14829,867
Indonesia991:1,335,85092,420
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nefi (3,920) may also be a first name.

Nefi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nefi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻔﻲ, Hindi: नेफी, Russian: Нефи) is most common in Iran. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nefi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 872,430th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Nefi reside; 49 percent reside in South Asia and 49 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Nefi is also the 111,862nd most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 3,920 people.

The surname Nefi is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 505,148. In Iran Nefi is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 46 percent reside, West Azerbaijan Province, where 13 percent reside and Qom Province, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Iran it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 32 percent reside and Argentina, where 7 percent reside.

Nefi Last Name Statistics demography

Nefi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.94% less than the national average, earning R 149,856 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nefis89364/
Nefiz8983/
Nefei8958/
Nefai8931/
Ngefi8927/
Neffi8912/
Nefid8910/
Neifi8910/
Naefi896/
Nefih896/
Nefie892/
Noefi892/
Neefi891/
Nesfi891/
Neafie8054/
Neffis8038/
Neffai8021/
Hneefi805/
Nefiss805/
Neffie804/
Nesfit802/
Ngefih802/
Nefitt802/
Nefaid801/
Nefich801/
Nefish801/
Neffii801/
Ngefai801/
Gnefid801/
Neafai801/
Neufie800/
Nafi7524,762/
Nofi751,032/
Nefe75217/
Nefa75179/
Nifi7595/
Njfi753/
Nefy752/
Nhfi752/
Nefioha734/
Nejfeit731/
Neaffie730/
Nevfish730/
Nesfith730/
Nafie6725,843/
Nafai672,359/
Nafei671,223/
Nefes67941/
Naifi67663/
Neffe67549/
Nefaa67515/
Neefe67383/
Naffi67325/
Nafih67323/
Neffa67270/
Najfi67243/
Nafij67233/
Nisfi67203/
Neife67158/
Nefer67125/
Nefed67123/
Naefe6799/
Naafi6782/
Niofi6781/
Nehvi6765/
Nephi6760/
Nahfi6752/
Nafui6727/
Nifai6727/
Nafoi6725/
Nefej6721/
Noefe6720/
Nnefioha6720/
Nefeh6718/
Hnafi6717/
Nofui6715/
Nefea6713/
Neifa6713/
Hnifi6712/
Nefez6711/
Noffi6710/
Nepfa677/
Ngefe676/
Nofie675/
Nafhi675/
Nyofi675/
Nifis673/
Neefa673/
Neffy673/
Nefaj672/
Nawfi672/
Niefa672/
Gnifi672/
Nnafi672/
Nowfi672/
Nujfi672/
Neufy671/
Nejfa671/
Nhefe671/
Nifii671/
Neffá671/
Nejfy671/
Nefey671/
Neffé671/
Neyfe671/
Gnefe671/
Nezfe671/
Nehfa671/
Nayfi671/

Nefi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nefi in the Hindi language
नेफीnephi-
Nefi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﻔﻲnfy50
ﻧﻔﻰnfy25
ﻧﻒnf25
Nefi in the Russian language
Нефиnefi-

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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 Nefi
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