Nefta Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nefta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nefta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Israel61:1,426,27275,466

Nefta (128) may also be a first name.

Nefta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nefta (Russian: Нефта) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nefta.

How Common Is The Last Name Nefta? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nefta is the 2,944,094th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Nefta are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 61 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Nefta is also the 821,896th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 128 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon Nefta is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon Nefta is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 25 percent are found and Israel, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neftah91280/
Nehefta832/
Neftaha831/
Nefti80812/
Nafta8036/
Nofta8027/
Nefte8019/
Nefté801/
Nefty801/
Newta801/
Nevta801/
Niftah7329/
Nefteh7316/
Naftah736/
Neftes733/
Naftau732/
Niefty732/
Neybta731/
Nevtad731/
Neifto731/
Neftiy731/
Nefter731/
Newtha730/
Nevtash671/

Nefta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nefta in the Russian language
Нефтаnefta-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nefta
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