Alufa Surname
Approximately 1,327 people bear this surname
Alufa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,274 | 1:139,045 | 8,952 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Alufa (361) may also be a first name.
Alufa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alufa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alufa (Hindi: अलूफा) is found most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alufa? popularity and diffusion
Alufa is the 288,908th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,491,745 people. The last name Alufa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Alufa reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 458,188th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 361 people.
The surname Alufa is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,274 people, or 1 in 139,045. In Nigeria Alufa is primarily found in: Ekiti, where 29 percent are found, Delta, where 16 percent are found and Edo, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Alufa is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alufa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alufa in the Hindi language | ||
| अलूफा | alupha | - |
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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 Alufa
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