Ntefi Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Ntefi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
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
Ntefi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺘﻔﻲ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ntefi.
How Common Is The Last Name Ntefi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most common family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Ntefi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntefi are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 20 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania Ntefi is most prevalent in: Trarza Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Mauritania this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nthefi | 91 | 11 | / |
| N'Tefi | 91 | 8 | / |
| Nteffi | 91 | 6 | / |
| N'Teffi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ntifi | 80 | 707 | / |
| Ntafi | 80 | 100 | / |
| Ntofi | 80 | 19 | / |
| Ntefe | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ntefa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ntafai | 73 | 118 | / |
| Ntifio | 73 | 11 | / |
| N'Tefy | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ntefeh | 73 | 4 | / |
| N'Tefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nteffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ntefet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nteifeh | 67 | 242 | / |
| Ndtifio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntifa | 60 | 105 | / |
| Ntafe | 60 | 54 | / |
| Ntofe | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ntephe | 55 | 38 | / |
| Ntafeh | 55 | 24 | / |
| Ntaifa | 55 | 20 | / |
| Ntipha | 55 | 4 | / |
| Nthafe | 55 | 2 | / |
| Ntiffa | 55 | 1 | / |
| N'Tafy | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ntephea | 50 | 5 | / |
| Hntjphe | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ntaffeu | 50 | 1 | / |
Ntefi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ntefi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﺘﻔﻲ | antfy | - |
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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 Ntefi
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