Nephy Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Nephy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nephy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel111:777,96750,646
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Nephy (82) may also be a first name.

Nephy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nephy occurs more in Israel more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nephy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Nephy is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Nephy are found; 69 percent are found in West Asia and 69 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Nephy is also the 1,060,447th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 82 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Israel, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 777,967. In Israel Nephy is primarily found in: Central District, where 64 percent live, Northern District, where 27 percent live and Jerusalem District, where 9 percent live. Excluding Israel it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent live and Kenya, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nephay915/
Nephyi911/
Nepy8954/
Nepay80144/
Nepyp80122/
Naphy8061/
Nephi8060/
Nepyt8036/
Nepeh8028/
Neppy8012/
Nepih809/
Nephe804/
Nepha802/
Gnepy802/
Nepiy801/
Nepey801/
Ngepy801/
Niphy801/
Nespy800/
Nepaya73578/
Nehypa7322/
Nespay7312/
Nephih7311/
Naphay735/
Neapeh731/
Nephai731/
Nebpay731/
Nepieh731/
Nehpih731/
Nehpay731/
Niepeh731/
Neepay731/
Nephis731/
Niphay731/
Noephe731/
Nephij731/
Neipay731/
Nepher730/
Nephie730/
Naphey730/
Nepa6714,038/
Nepi67734/
Nepe67713/
Nopy67327/
Nechpay6761/
Napy6732/
Neshpay6710/
Nespech673/
Neephai673/
Nephesh673/
Nefy672/
Neephoa671/
Nhfy671/
Ngeephe671/
Nipy671/
Naephai671/
Nepj671/
Noyphay671/
Neipher670/

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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 Nephy
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