Nafiou Surname

56,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Nafiou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafiou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger8,9471:2,145239
Benin401:258,39022,474
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
France31:22,140,907385,998
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Nafiou (13,128) may also be a first name.

Nafiou Last Name Facts

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

Nafiou occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafiou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 56,257th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 808,201 people. The last name Nafiou is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nafiou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Nafiou is also the 50,924th most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 13,128 people.

Nafiou is most prevalent in Niger, where it is borne by 8,947 people, or 1 in 2,145. In Niger Nafiou is mostly concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 71 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 24 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Niger it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 0 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nafi'ou926/
Naffiou925/
Nafioui923/
Nafihou922/
Nafioiu922/
Naafiou922/
Nafoiou922/
Nafiouy922/
Nafioou922/
Nnafiou921/
Nafiaou921/
Nafioyu921/
Nafuiou921/
Nawfiou921/
Nafiu9143,354/
Nafihu8371/
Nafius8340/
Naafiu8326/
Nafiua8311/
Naufiu8311/
Naifiu835/
Nafiju834/
Nafiut833/
Naffiu833/
Nafi'u832/
Nafiuy831/
Nafiuj831/
Nafoiu831/
Nafiue831/
Nafiuee771/
Noufiou771/
Nofiu733,368/
Nafyu731/
Nofihu677/
Nafeeu674/
Nohfiu673/
Nofius673/
Neufiu673/
Noifiu672/
Noufiu672/
Nofoiu672/
Naphiu671/
Nafehu671/
Nnofiu671/
Naphius628/

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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 Nafiou
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