Nafu Surname
Approximately 530 people bear this surname
Nafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 376 | 1:196,488 | 19,671 |
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| Solomon Islands | 31 | 1:18,711 | 3,619 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Nafu (328) may also be a first name.
Nafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nafu (Hindi: नाफू) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nafu.
How Common Is The Last Name Nafu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nafu is the 589,215th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 13,750,087 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Nafu live; 71 percent live in Central Africa and 71 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nafu is also the 484,112th most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 328 people.
Nafu is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 376 people, or 1 in 196,488. Barring The DR Congo this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nafus | 89 | 534 | / |
| Ngafu | 89 | 96 | / |
| Nafou | 89 | 32 | / |
| Nafui | 89 | 27 | / |
| Naufu | 89 | 17 | / |
| Nasfu | 89 | 17 | / |
| Nhafu | 89 | 17 | / |
| Nafuu | 89 | 10 | / |
| Gnafu | 89 | 8 | / |
| Naefu | 89 | 8 | / |
| Naifu | 89 | 7 | / |
| Nafau | 89 | 7 | / |
| Nafeu | 89 | 5 | / |
| Nafuj | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nafup | 89 | 3 | / |
| Naffu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Naafu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nafuy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nafud | 89 | 1 | / |
| Neafus | 80 | 296 | / |
| Nafouj | 80 | 178 | / |
| Nafous | 80 | 136 | / |
| Gnafou | 80 | 63 | / |
| Najfus | 80 | 31 | / |
| Ngafou | 80 | 15 | / |
| Nafouh | 80 | 15 | / |
| Nnaifu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ngafhu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Naffou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nasffu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nafouz | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ngnafu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nafeut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nafout | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngaufu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nasdfu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nofu | 75 | 1,011 | / |
| Nefu | 75 | 262 | / |
| Gnaffou | 73 | 191 | / |
| Naufahu | 73 | 140 | / |
| Nafoush | 73 | 28 | / |
| Naffouj | 73 | 26 | / |
| Gnafous | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ngaffeu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ngnafeu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Naahfuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngaffou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngnafou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nashfau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nahfouz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nahafuj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nofus | 67 | 321 | / |
| Nafoe | 67 | 55 | / |
| Ngofu | 67 | 32 | / |
| Nnofu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Naphu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nofou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nofui | 67 | 15 | / |
| Noufu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gnapfeus | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nafoo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Neffu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nefau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Noffu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Noofu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nofeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noifu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Néfau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayshfut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nöffu | 67 | 1 | / |
Nafu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nafu in the Hindi language | ||
| नाफू | naphu | - |
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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 Nafu
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