Näfe Surname
Approximately 131 people bear this surname
Näfe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 115 | 1:700,047 | 53,529 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
The alternate forms: Nafe (3,064) & Nafè (1) are calculated separately.
Näfe (19) may also be a first name.
Näfe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Näfe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Näfe is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be rendered as: Nafe or Nafè. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Näfe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,565,797th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Näfe live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe. Näfe is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 19 people.
The last name Näfe is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 700,047. In Germany Näfe is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent live, Saxony, where 22 percent live and Hesse, where 21 percent live. Beside Germany Näfe exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 9 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nafe | 92 | 3,064 | / |
| Nafè | 83 | 1 | / |
| Näpfer | 80 | 40 | / |
| Nefe | 75 | 217 | / |
| Nofe | 75 | 101 | / |
| Nife | 75 | 56 | / |
| Nafie | 67 | 25,843 | / |
| Nafea | 67 | 13,253 | / |
| Naife | 67 | 12,596 | / |
| Nafee | 67 | 4,462 | / |
| Nafeh | 67 | 1,829 | / |
| Nafei | 67 | 1,223 | / |
| Nefes | 67 | 941 | / |
| Neffe | 67 | 549 | / |
| Neefe | 67 | 383 | / |
| Nafey | 67 | 240 | / |
| Nifer | 67 | 173 | / |
| Neife | 67 | 158 | / |
| Nefer | 67 | 125 | / |
| Nefed | 67 | 123 | / |
| Nnafe | 67 | 101 | / |
| Naefe | 67 | 99 | / |
| Nöfer | 67 | 65 | / |
| Nefei | 67 | 58 | / |
| Noffe | 67 | 55 | / |
| Naffe | 67 | 40 | / |
| Nefej | 67 | 21 | / |
| Noefe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nefeh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Niffe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nefea | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nefez | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hnife | 67 | 8 | / |
| Naafe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ngefe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nofie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nowfe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nafeu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nofeh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyfej | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nayfe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nafhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Niofe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gnife | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nefie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nofej | 67 | 2 | / |
| Najfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nifed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyofe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nofeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noyfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nawfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nezfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyfes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nifet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neyfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nefey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nofey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Näfe
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