Hafsu Surname
Approximately 417 people bear this surname
Hafsu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 413 | 1:428,917 | 22,160 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Hafsu (3,638) may also be a first name.
Hafsu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hafsu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hafsu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hafsu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hafsu is the 704,927th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 17,476,129 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Hafsu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hafsu is also the 117,134th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 3,638 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 413 people, or 1 in 428,917. In Nigeria it is most common in: Sokoto, where 97 percent reside, Yobe, where 3 percent reside and Zamfara, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hafsau | 91 | 15 | / |
| Hafsus | 91 | 4 | / |
| Hafsou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khafsu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Afsu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Hafssou | 83 | 15 | / |
| Haifshu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Habsu | 80 | 117 | / |
| Afsus | 80 | 11 | / |
| Hafzu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Afsud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Apfsu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Havsut | 73 | 539 | / |
| Habsou | 73 | 515 | / |
| Gafsou | 73 | 153 | / |
| Afsous | 73 | 11 | / |
| Habsau | 73 | 5 | / |
| Afsaux | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khawsu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chawsu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hafziu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afshou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afseus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haifzu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Afsoud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Habssou | 67 | 26 | / |
| Absu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Avsu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Awsu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Havsudd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofsu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Afcu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afxu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoffsus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Hafsu
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