Nafata Surname
Approximately 624 people bear this surname
Nafata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 332 | 1:62,557 | 7,987 |
| Mexico | 289 | 1:429,502 | 8,251 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Nafata (84) may also be a first name.
Nafata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nafata Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nafata is most common in Cameroon. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nafata? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 521,266th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,678,759 people. Nafata is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Nafata reside; 49 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Nafata is also the 1,046,220th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 84 people.
The surname Nafata is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 332 people, or 1 in 62,557. In Cameroon Nafata is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 51 percent reside, North Region, where 43 percent reside and Centre Region, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 46 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nafaita | 92 | 8 | / |
| Naffata | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ngafata | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nahfata | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngafatta | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nahafata | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nafate | 83 | 2,909 | / |
| Nafati | 83 | 551 | / |
| Nafota | 83 | 82 | / |
| Nafeta | 83 | 19 | / |
| Nafato | 83 | 2 | / |
| Naffati | 77 | 410 | / |
| Naffate | 77 | 85 | / |
| Nazfati | 77 | 11 | / |
| Nafatte | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nafatou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nafeate | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nhafate | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neafate | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naphata | 77 | 1 | / |
| Najfati | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nafouta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nafathe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nafatez | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nafates | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nafahati | 71 | 2 | / |
| Naffatti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nafote | 67 | 96 | / |
| Nafoto | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nofati | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nofota | 67 | 7 | / |
| Náfate | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nafoti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nefeta | 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 Nafata
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