Nafiu Surname

12,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Maldives

Nafiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria42,3411:4,184561
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Maldives1651:2,450240
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
England31:18,572,686338,250
Iceland21:190,0456,825
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Nafiu (87,110) may also be a first name.

Nafiu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nafiu (Dhivehi: ނާފިޢ‬) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafiu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,940th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 168,094 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nafiu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 11,491st most commonly held first name globally, borne by 87,110 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 42,341 people, or 1 in 4,184. In Nigeria Nafiu is most prevalent in: Kano, where 17 percent reside, Katsina, where 11 percent reside and Jigawa, where 11 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Nafiu occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 1 percent reside and Ghana, where 1 percent reside.

Nafiu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Nafiu are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Nafiu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.61% less than the national average, earning $33,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nafiou919,017/
Nafihu9171/
Nafius9140/
Naafiu9126/
Naufiu9111/
Nafiua9111/
Naifiu915/
Nafiju914/
Naffiu913/
Nafiut913/
Nafi'u912/
Nafoiu911/
Nafiue911/
Nafiuy911/
Nafiuj911/
Nafi'ou836/
Naffiou835/
Nafioui833/
Nafiouy832/
Naafiou832/
Nafoiou832/
Nafioou832/
Nafihou832/
Nafioiu832/
Nafiuee831/
Nnafiou831/
Nawfiou831/
Nafuiou831/
Nafioyu831/
Nafiaou831/
Nofiu803,368/
Nefiu80118/
Nafyu801/
Nofihu737/
Nafeeu734/
Neufiu733/
Nohfiu733/
Nofius733/
Nofoiu732/
Noifiu732/
Noufiu732/
Nafehu731/
Nnofiu731/
Nefieu731/
Naphiu731/
Naphius678/
Noufoiu673/
Noufiou671/

Nafiu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nafiu in the Dhivehi language
ނާފިޢ‬nafi-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Nafiu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis