Nafiou Surname
Approximately 9,017 people bear this surname
Nafiou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 8,947 | 1:2,145 | 239 |
| Benin | 40 | 1:258,390 | 22,474 |
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
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
The last name Nafiou is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nafiou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 56,257th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 808,201 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nafiou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 50,924th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 13,128 people.
This surname is most frequent in Niger, where it is borne by 8,947 people, or 1 in 2,145. In Niger Nafiou is most frequent in: Zinder Region, where 71 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 24 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Niger this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 0 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nafi'ou | 92 | 6 | / |
| Naffiou | 92 | 5 | / |
| Nafioui | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nafihou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nafioiu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Naafiou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nafoiou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nafiouy | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nafioou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nnafiou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nafiaou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nafioyu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nafuiou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nawfiou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nafiu | 91 | 43,354 | / |
| Nafihu | 83 | 71 | / |
| Nafius | 83 | 40 | / |
| Naafiu | 83 | 26 | / |
| Nafiua | 83 | 11 | / |
| Naufiu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Naifiu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nafiju | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nafiut | 83 | 3 | / |
| Naffiu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nafi'u | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nafiuy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nafiuj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nafoiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nafiue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nafiuee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noufiou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nofiu | 73 | 3,368 | / |
| Nafyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nofihu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nafeeu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nohfiu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nofius | 67 | 3 | / |
| Neufiu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Noifiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Noufiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nofoiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naphiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nafehu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnofiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naphius | 62 | 8 | / |
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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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