Nafarou Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Nafarou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 41 | 1:468,098 | 12,501 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Nafarou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nafarou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nafarou occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Nafarou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nafarou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nafarou is the 3,017,195th most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Nafarou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nafarou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The last name Nafarou is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 468,098. In Niger it is most common in: Dosso Region, where 78 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 20 percent reside. Besides Niger this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nafaro | 92 | 98 | / |
| Nafaru | 92 | 88 | / |
| Nafaroh | 86 | 57 | / |
| Nafarro | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nafairoh | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nafarayo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nafarajo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nafaraju | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nafairus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naforo | 77 | 140 | / |
| Nafara | 77 | 66 | / |
| Nafarah | 71 | 34 | / |
| Nazforoush | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nafarha | 71 | 9 | / |
| Naufara | 71 | 7 | / |
| Naforos | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nafoura | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nafarat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nafarga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nafarie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naifara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neafara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nafaira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Napharu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngafoura | 67 | 56 | / |
| Nafarieh | 67 | 46 | / |
| Nafaryeh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nafariie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nafaraja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nafariya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nafaradh | 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 Nafarou
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