Nadifo Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nadifo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nadifo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2761:167,31812,883
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nadifo (22,294) may also be a first name.

Nadifo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nadifo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nadifo has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nadifo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 917,199th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 25,216,422 people. The last name Nadifo is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nadifo live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 34,852nd most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 22,294 people.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 276 people, or 1 in 167,318. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Garissa County, where 99 percent reside, Mandera County, where 0 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 0 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Nadifo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngadifo922/
Nadifou921/
Nadifa831,014/
Nedifo834/
Nadifah771,307/
Nadhifa77588/
Ngadifa779/
Nadiffa771/
Nadhifah711,903/
Nadhifha7183/
Nahdifah718/
Nadefa674/
Nedefo671/
Nadéfa671/
Nadefat6211/
Nadivah627/
Nodifah625/
Nadufah624/
Nodipho622/
Nedifah621/
Nadheefa575/
Nadhivah571/
Nadheefaa531/

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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 Nadifo
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