Nafula Surname

15,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nafula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda27,7721:1,406171
Kenya8,4561:5,461760
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England51:11,143,612252,590
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Nafula (66,708) may also be a first name.

Nafula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nafula (Hindi: नफूला, Marathi: नफूला, Russian: Нафула) is found most in Uganda. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafula? popularity and diffusion

Nafula is the 15,369th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 200,947 people. The last name Nafula occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nafula are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nafula is also the 14,467th most common first name at a global level, held by 66,708 people.

The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 27,772 people, or 1 in 1,406. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Busia District, where 34 percent are found, Namayingo District, where 19 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Nafula Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Nafula last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nafula earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngafula92139/
Nafulah9291/
Nafuula9240/
Naafula929/
Naffula924/
Nafulla923/
Nafulaa921/
Nafoula921/
Ngafoula861,152/
Nafila83228/
Nafuli8317/
Nafola838/
Nafule834/
Nafulo833/
Nefula831/
Nazfullah803/
Nafilah771,181/
Nofulla77133/
Naufila779/
Ngofula774/
Nafullo771/
Natfuly771/
Naphula771/
Nafoule771/
Nefulla771/
Naffulo771/
Nafuley771/
Naufilah7119/
Notfulla712/
Nofila6782/
Nafolo6710/
Nofule676/
Nafole673/
Nofola673/
Ngafoulou671/
Nafoli671/
Noufoulia671/

Nafula Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nafula in the Hindi language
नफूलाnaphula-
Nafula in the Marathi language
नफूलाnaphula-
Nafula in the Russian language
Нафулаnafula-

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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 Nafula
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