Nafson Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Nafson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Nafson (13) may also be a first name.
Nafson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nafson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nafson is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nafson.
How Common Is The Last Name Nafson? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Nafson reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 13 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Niger, where 86 percent are found and Kebbi, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Nafson
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