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Family name Naef (نايف , Naef , Неф ) , around the world, is a common surname. The cognomen Naef is characteristic of Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a common surname, Switzerland, and Syria (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Western Asia, particularly Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Syria. More prevalently, Naef is the forename as well as the last name.