Nafawa Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Nafawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Nafawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nafawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nafawa is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nafawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Nafawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Nafawa reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most common in: Sokoto, where 83 percent live and Zamfara, where 17 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nafaba | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nafewa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nahfawi | 77 | 369 | / |
| Nafabai | 77 | 9 | / |
| Nafaeva | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nafawie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naphawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nhafawy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nafaiba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noufawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nahafawi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nafabe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nafova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nafeva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nafabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nefewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nafowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nafave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nafeeva | 62 | 228 | / |
| Nephawa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nafouwe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nefaeva | 62 | 1 | / |
| Neaphawe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngafoiva | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nofowe | 50 | 8 | / |
| Nofewo | 50 | 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
- 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 Nafawa
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