Nafuma Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Nafuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 46 | 1:848,680 | 39,357 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Nafuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nafuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nafuma is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nafuma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,661,929th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nafuma are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 848,680. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Tororo District, where 30 percent reside, Bugiri District, where 20 percent reside and Mayuge District, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Uganda Nafuma exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nafuuma | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nafouma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Naffuma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngafouma | 86 | 2 | / |
| Napfouma | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nofuma | 83 | 378 | / |
| Nefuma | 83 | 131 | / |
| Nafima | 83 | 16 | / |
| Nafomea | 77 | 8 | / |
| Naifumo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nafumgo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naffima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Napfumo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngapfume | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ngaapfume | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nofume | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nofumo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngafoumou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nauphimai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nafomo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naphumi | 62 | 69 | / |
| Nofiema | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nafimey | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngaphumi | 57 | 5 | / |
| Naphimai | 57 | 5 | / |
| Naiphimai | 53 | 260 | / |
| Naephimai | 53 | 61 | / |
| Nofomi | 50 | 22 | / |
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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 Nafuma
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