Nif Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Nif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 57 | 1:1,365,288 | 55,259 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nif (195) may also be a first name.
Nif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nif (Russian: Ниф) is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nif? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nif is the 1,994,173rd most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name Nif occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Nif are found; 56 percent are found in West Asia and 55 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 649,894th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 195 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 1,365,288. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 81 percent live and Erzurum Province, where 19 percent live. Barring Turkey this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 10 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naif | 86 | 10,574 | / |
| Nief | 86 | 554 | / |
| Neif | 86 | 246 | / |
| Hnif | 86 | 69 | / |
| Nife | 86 | 56 | / |
| Niof | 86 | 56 | / |
| Nisf | 86 | 32 | / |
| Niff | 86 | 21 | / |
| Nitf | 86 | 11 | / |
| Nift | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nhif | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nihf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Noif | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nifs | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gnif | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngif | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nifh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nizf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nuif | 86 | 1 | / |
| Niwf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nnif | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nipf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Naife | 75 | 12,596 | / |
| Neiff | 75 | 428 | / |
| Naiff | 75 | 214 | / |
| Neife | 75 | 158 | / |
| Naaif | 75 | 44 | / |
| Hnaif | 75 | 16 | / |
| Niffe | 75 | 16 | / |
| Hneif | 75 | 14 | / |
| Hnife | 75 | 8 | / |
| Neift | 75 | 7 | / |
| Gnife | 75 | 2 | / |
| Noisf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhaif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Niohf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nieff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nissf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nishf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naifs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hhnif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Neifs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Niffs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Näf | 67 | 3,687 | / |
| Nib | 67 | 3,490 | / |
| Niv | 67 | 3,106 | / |
| Nef | 67 | 2,839 | / |
| Nnaife | 67 | 96 | / |
| Niw | 67 | 60 | / |
| Neiffe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Njf | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nhf | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nyf | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nneife | 67 | 7 | / |
| H'Neif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nahaif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naifch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neidfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naiffe | 67 | 1 | / |
Nif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nif in the Russian language | ||
| Ниф | nif | - |
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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 Nif
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