Naafa Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Naafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 166 | 1:235,176 | 17,864 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Naafa (10) may also be a first name.
Naafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Naafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Naafa is found most in Uganda. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Naafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,276,805th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. The surname Naafa is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Naafa are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Naafa is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name Naafa is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 235,176. In Uganda Naafa is mostly concentrated in: Bugiri District, where 20 percent live, Busia District, where 13 percent live and Buikwe District, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
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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 Naafa
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