Ninifi Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Ninifi Surname User-submission:

The Ninifi surname comes from a Setswana word, which refers to the city of Nineveh.

Ninifi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ninifi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ninifi surname comes from a Setswana word, which refers to the city of Nineveh.

- agisanyang

Ninifi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ninifi is most common in Botswana. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ninifi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ninifi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ninifi is the 3,055,934th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Ninifi occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ninifi are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Botswana, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 56,075. Outside of Botswana this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ninifie9223/
Ngninifi862/
Ninife8333/
Ninifa8311/
Ninifé831/
Ninifea771/
Gninife771/
Ngnenifi711/
Nenife671/
Nenjfi671/
Gninefe621/
Ngnenefi572/
Nenefe5032/
Nenefa508/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ninifi
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