Hafiu Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Hafiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Hafiu (58) may also be a first name.
Hafiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hafiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hafiu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hafiu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,274,477th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Hafiu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 58 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria Hafiu is most numerous in: Zamfara, where 46 percent live, Kaduna, where 23 percent live and Sokoto, where 20 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hafiju | 91 | 24 | / |
| Hafiou | 91 | 11 | / |
| Hafiuz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afiu | 89 | 35 | / |
| Chafiou | 83 | 2,615 | / |
| Chafius | 83 | 0 | / |
| Gafiu | 80 | 35 | / |
| Afiju | 80 | 18 | / |
| Aufiu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Afeiu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Aefiu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Eafiu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jafiu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Afiou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Asfiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afiuz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chaffiou | 77 | 14 | / |
| Chaifiou | 77 | 8 | / |
| Chafgiou | 77 | 7 | / |
| Chafihou | 77 | 7 | / |
| Chafioou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Chafuiou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Chafioiu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chafiouh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chafioui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaafiou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hafijult | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chafi'ou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaffius | 77 | 0 | / |
| Chaffieu | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hofius | 73 | 849 | / |
| Afiaou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Afaiyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ashfiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoffius | 67 | 162 | / |
| Affiaou | 67 | 73 | / |
| Ofiu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Chafeou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Efiu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Afyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afiahou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Hafiu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis