Nefissa Surname
Approximately 9,708 people bear this surname
Nefissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 9,498 | 1:10,270 | 1,533 |
| Algeria | 204 | 1:189,370 | 23,064 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Nefissa (2,430) may also be a first name.
Nefissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nefissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nefissa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻔﻴﺴﻪ) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nefissa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nefissa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 52,657th most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 750,674 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nefissa are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Nefissa is also the 150,229th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,430 people.
The surname is most common in Ethiopia, where it is held by 9,498 people, or 1 in 10,270. Excluding Ethiopia this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 2 percent live and Tunisia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nefidssa | 93 | 255 | / |
| Nefisa | 92 | 17,315 | / |
| Nafissa | 86 | 5,818 | / |
| Nefidsa | 86 | 984 | / |
| Nefissi | 86 | 579 | / |
| Nefisat | 86 | 14 | / |
| Nofissa | 86 | 12 | / |
| Nefisha | 86 | 9 | / |
| Nifissa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nefessa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nefisse | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nefisah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nefisia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Neffisa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nefisso | 86 | 1 | / |
| Naffissa | 80 | 70 | / |
| Nafissah | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nafisssa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Naifissa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nafuissa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nafaissa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neffissi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nafisa | 77 | 17,483 | / |
| Nefesa | 77 | 25 | / |
| Nofisa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nifisa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nefise | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nefusa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nefisi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nefiza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naffissah | 75 | 14 | / |
| Nafisah | 71 | 10,987 | / |
| Nafisha | 71 | 58 | / |
| Nafisso | 71 | 15 | / |
| Nofisah | 71 | 12 | / |
| Nafisaa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Naffisa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nefeesa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nafessa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nafisau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nifisat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nefishi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nafisai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nafeessa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nafishah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Naffisah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Naffisso | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nephisha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nafisaah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naphissa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nafiesha | 67 | 1 | / |
Nefissa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nefissa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻧﻔﻴﺴﻪ | nfysh | 72.41 |
| ﻧﻔﻴﺴﺔ | nfyst | 25.86 |
| ﻧﻘﻴﺴﻪ | nqysh | 1.72 |
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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 Nefissa
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