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) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alufa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 288,908th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,491,745 people. Alufa is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Alufa reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alufa is also the 458,188th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 361 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,274 people, or 1 in 139,045. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ekiti, where 29 percent reside, Delta, where 16 percent reside and Edo, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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