Nafama Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Nafama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 20 | 1:1,153,562 | 26,783 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Nafama (637) may also be a first name.
Nafama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nafama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nafama is found most frequently in The Ivory Coast. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nafama.
How Common Is The Last Name Nafama? popularity and diffusion
Nafama is the 3,323,005th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nafama are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 329,714th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 637 people.
The last name Nafama is most widespread in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 1,153,562. In The Ivory Coast Nafama is mostly concentrated in: Woroba District, where 80 percent reside, Bas-Sassandra District, where 15 percent reside and Lagunes District, where 5 percent reside. Excluding The Ivory Coast Nafama occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 37 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngafama | 92 | 55 | / |
| Nafatma | 92 | 8 | / |
| Gnafama | 92 | 1 | / |
| Neafamah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nafame | 83 | 12 | / |
| Nafami | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nafema | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngafamo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nafaime | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nafouma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naphamat | 71 | 159 | / |
| Naphamas | 71 | 40 | / |
| Naufamer | 71 | 19 | / |
| Ngafouma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Napfouma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nofema | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nefema | 67 | 4 | / |
| Navaahama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nafomo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngafomo | 62 | 59 | / |
| Nafomea | 62 | 8 | / |
| Nofames | 62 | 6 | / |
| Gnofame | 62 | 4 | / |
| Nofeima | 62 | 2 | / |
| Noufame | 62 | 2 | / |
| Navomah | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nefemai | 62 | 1 | / |
| Noufema | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nophamas | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nafeimey | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngafoumou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Nofomi | 50 | 22 | / |
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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 Nafama
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