Ntefi Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Ntefi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntefi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ntefi (20) may also be a first name.

Ntefi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ntefi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺘﻔﻲ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntefi? popularity and diffusion

Ntefi is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntefi live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent given name throughout the world, borne by 20 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania Ntefi is most common in: Trarza Region, where 100 percent are found. Beside Mauritania Ntefi is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nthefi9111/
N'Tefi918/
Nteffi916/
N'Teffi831/
Ntifi80707/
Ntafi80100/
Ntofi8019/
Ntefe8011/
Ntefa805/
Ntafai73118/
Ntifio7311/
N'Tefy736/
Ntefeh734/
N'Tefe731/
Nteffe731/
Ntefet731/
Nteifeh67242/
Ndtifio671/
Ntifa60105/
Ntafe6054/
Ntofe601/
Ntephe5538/
Ntafeh5524/
Ntaifa5520/
Ntipha554/
Nthafe552/
Ntiffa551/
N'Tafy551/
Ntephea505/
Hntjphe501/
Ntaffeu501/

Ntefi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ntefi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﺘﻔﻲantfy-

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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 Ntefi
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