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 surname Nafu (Hindi: नाफू) is found most in The DR Congo. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nafu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 589,215th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 13,750,087 people. The last name Nafu occurs mostly 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 frequent first name at a global level, held by 328 people.
The last name Nafu is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 196,488. Beside The DR Congo this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.
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
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- 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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