Nafua Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Nafua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
Nafua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nafua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nafua is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nafua? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,497,948th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. Nafua is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Nafua reside; 83 percent reside in Central Africa and 83 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Nafua is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 636,893. Not including The DR Congo this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngafua | 91 | 794 | / |
| Nafuad | 91 | 6 | / |
| Ngaifua | 83 | 53 | / |
| Ngafuah | 83 | 37 | / |
| Nasfuad | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nafuhaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nabua | 80 | 4,882 | / |
| Nafwa | 80 | 1,205 | / |
| Navua | 80 | 145 | / |
| Nefua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naphua | 73 | 29 | / |
| Nnabua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nabuaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Navuah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Navuea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naubba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naivua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Navhua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naafuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nabuhay | 67 | 153 | / |
| Naibuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnabuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nabuaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noufuha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nafua
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