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 surname Nafihu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafihu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,255,512th most frequently held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. Nafihu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Nafihu are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nafihu is also the 873,022nd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 115 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 2,725,273. In Nigeria Nafihu is most numerous in: Zamfara, where 25 percent live, Niger, where 23 percent live and Kano, where 22 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Nafihu exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent live.

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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