Nafiru Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Nafiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 86 | 1:2,059,800 | 71,823 |
| Romania | 54 | 1:371,812 | 31,284 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Nafiru (214) may also be a first name.
Nafiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nafiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nafiru (Hindi: नफीरू, Marathi: नाफीरु) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nafiru? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,459,453rd most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Nafiru are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nafiru is also the 617,781st most commonly occurring given name worldwide, borne by 214 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 2,059,800. In Nigeria Nafiru is most numerous in: Kebbi, where 24 percent reside, Zamfara, where 24 percent reside and Kano, where 22 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 37 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nafiru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nafiru in the Hindi language | ||
| नफीरू | naphiru | 71.43 |
| नफीरु | naphiru | 28.57 |
| Nafiru in the Marathi language | ||
| नाफीरु | naphiru | 50 |
| नफीरु | naphiru | 50 |
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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 Nafiru
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