Nafoui Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Nafoui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Nafoui Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso3091:59,3922,444
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

Nafoui Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nafoui occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nafoui click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafoui? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 870,423rd most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 23,432,624 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nafoui live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Nafoui is most commonly held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 309 people, or 1 in 59,392. In Burkina Faso it is most numerous in: Centre-Sud Region, where 94 percent live and Centre Region, where 6 percent live. Aside from Burkina Faso it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in New Caledonia, where 0 percent live and Vanuatu, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nafouj83178/
Nafoua8318/
Naffouj7726/
Noufoui776/
Nafuyai771/
Naffoua771/
Nafoe7355/
Naffouje712/
Nafuye67207/
Ngafoe67101/
Nafeie6773/
Nafeei677/
Nafaie675/
Nafiei671/
Nahfoe671/
Nafoye671/
Nafauy671/
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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 Nafoui
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