Nafihu Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
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Nafihu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafihu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria651:2,725,27387,396
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Nafihu (115) may also be a first name.

Nafihu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nafihu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nafihu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafihu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,255,512th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Nafihu live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nafihu is also the 873,022nd most frequent given name on earth, held by 115 people.

The surname Nafihu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 2,725,273. In Nigeria Nafihu is most frequent in: Zamfara, where 25 percent are found, Niger, where 23 percent are found and Kano, where 22 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nafihou922/
Nafiu9143,354/
Nafiou839,017/
Nafius8340/
Naafiu8326/
Naufiu8311/
Nafiua8311/
Nofihu837/
Naifiu835/
Nafiju834/
Naffiu833/
Nafiut833/
Nafi'u832/
Nafiuy831/
Nafiue831/
Nafoiu831/
Nafiuj831/
Nafehu831/
Nafi'ou776/
Naffiou775/
Nafioui773/
Naafiou772/
Nafoiou772/
Nafiouy772/
Nafioou772/
Nafioiu772/
Nafioyu771/
Nnafiou771/
Nawfiou771/
Nafuiou771/
Nafiaou771/
Nafiuee771/
Nofiu733,368/
Nefiu73118/
Nafyu731/
Nafeeu674/
Neufiu673/
Nofius673/
Nohfiu673/
Noifiu672/
Noufiu672/
Nofoiu672/
Nnofiu671/
Nefieu671/
Naphiu671/

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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 Nafihu
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