Family name Nayaf (Nayaf 
, Найаф 
) , around the world, is a rare last name. The surname Nayaf is characteristic of Armenia, where it is a rare surname, Saudi Arabia, and Russia, where it is an extremely rare surname. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Saudi Arabia, India, and Armenia. More prevalently, Nayaf is the forename as well as the last name.