Nafeu Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Nafeu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Nafeu (19) may also be a first name.
Nafeu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nafeu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nafeu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nafeu? popularity and diffusion
Nafeu is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Nafeu live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nafeu is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 19 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 33 percent are found, Kebbi, where 33 percent are found and Sokoto, where 33 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 20 percent are found and Brazil, where 20 percent are found.
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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 Nafeu
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