Nifas Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Qatar

Nifas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nifas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2361:428,97653,590
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Qatar61:393,00055,922
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Nifas (82) may also be a first name.

Nifas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nifas (Hindi: नीफस, Russian: Нифас) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nifas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 930,678th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 25,751,046 people. Nifas occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Nifas reside; 83 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 83 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,060,447th most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 82 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 236 people, or 1 in 428,976. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Ilocos, where 66 percent are found, Mimaropa, where 15 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and Qatar, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nifase918/
Nifash911/
Nifass911/
Nifa891,453/
Nifashe8330/
Nifasse8315/
Nisfa80208/
Naifa80170/
Nifah80151/
Noifa80134/
Nefas80129/
Niffa8059/
Nifaz8035/
Nifai8027/
Nifad8024/
Nifat8016/
Neifa8013/
Hnifa8011/
Ngifa806/
Nufas803/
Nifay802/
Nifau802/
Niefa802/
Gnifa802/
Nizfa801/
Nifaj801/
Nifaa801/
Nnifa801/
Nuifa801/
Niofa801/
Naifashe771/
Naifah73105/
Nifaut7368/
Niphas7333/
Nifosì7332/
Nisfea7327/
Nishfa7322/
Nuifah7314/
Nefase7310/
Nufais7310/
Naaifa739/
Neifah735/
Nuifau734/
Nifaaz734/
Nifose732/
Nifhat732/
Naifaa732/
Gnuifa731/
Naihfa731/
Neffas731/
Nifatc731/
Noifea731/
Nisfaa731/
Naidfa731/
Naifad731/
Gniffa731/
Nnifea731/
Niffah731/
Hnifah731/
Naifai731/
Neefas730/
Nifashova713/
Nefa67179/
Nifo67115/
Neifach6740/
Nishfah6719/
Nifosse6716/
'Nefase671/
Nouijfa671/
Nishfaa671/
Nifoshe671/
Naaifaa671/
Njfa671/

Nifas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nifas in the Hindi language
नीफसniphasa50
निफासniphasa50
Nifas in the Russian language
Нифасnifas-

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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 Nifas
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