Nafala Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Nafala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Nafala (23) may also be a first name.
Nafala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nafala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nafala has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nafala? popularity and diffusion
Nafala is the 4,307,654th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Nafala live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 23 people.
The surname Nafala is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kaduna, where 89 percent live and Kano, where 11 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Nafala occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 33 percent live and Uganda, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nafalia | 92 | 68 | / |
| Ngafala | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nafalla | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nafalau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nafaliah | 86 | 6 | / |
| Naufalia | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nafallah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nafali | 83 | 506 | / |
| Nafale | 83 | 81 | / |
| Nofala | 83 | 73 | / |
| Nafela | 83 | 33 | / |
| Nafola | 83 | 8 | / |
| Nefala | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nafalo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nafaly | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nofalia | 77 | 315 | / |
| Naufali | 77 | 138 | / |
| Ngofala | 77 | 27 | / |
| Nafeela | 77 | 7 | / |
| Navalah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nawfale | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nawfaly | 77 | 4 | / |
| Noufala | 77 | 3 | / |
| Natfali | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nofalah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nasfali | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naphala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nafelah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nafoula | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nafaelo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nafalle | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nafailo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nafasli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngafoula | 71 | 1,152 | / |
| Naphalai | 71 | 207 | / |
| Noffalah | 71 | 53 | / |
| Nofallah | 71 | 13 | / |
| Naphalay | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nofaleah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Noufalah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Noufaila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naufeela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nafelo | 67 | 47 | / |
| Nofali | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nofela | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nafolo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nofale | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nafole | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nofola | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nofaly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nefola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nafoli | 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
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- 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 Nafala
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