Niftah Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Niftah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niftah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Niftah (343) may also be a first name.

Niftah Last Name Facts

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

Niftah is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Niftah.

How Common Is The Last Name Niftah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,665,662nd most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Niftah are found; 86 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 471,283rd most frequent given name in the world, borne by 343 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 5,289,968. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: East Java, where 76 percent are found and Central Java, where 24 percent are found. Besides Indonesia Niftah is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 3 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neftah83280/
Neftaha771/
Nefta7344/
Neifto671/
Naifeto6213/
Nehefta622/
Nevtash621/
Nevta551/
Nhwta551/
Newta551/
Najfto502/
Nevtad501/
Neybta501/
Newtha500/

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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 Niftah
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis