Nafuna Surname

15,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,995 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nafuna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafuna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda28,8511:1,353162
Kenya6,1151:7,552998
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Nafuna (7,887) may also be a first name.

Nafuna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nafuna occurs most in Uganda. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafuna? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 15,931st most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 208,245 people. The last name Nafuna occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nafuna reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 81 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nafuna is also the 71,768th most commonly held first name globally, held by 7,887 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 28,851 people, or 1 in 1,353. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Sironko District, where 30 percent live, Bulambuli District, where 19 percent live and Mbale District, where 18 percent live. Aside from Uganda this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 17 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.

Nafuna Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nafuna earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.96% less than the national average, earning $29,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nafuuna92143/
Nafunah9217/
Naffuna928/
Nafunna924/
Nafunga922/
Nnafuna921/
Naafuna921/
Gnafouna863/
Ngafouna861/
Naifunga861/
Nafuni8363/
Nofuna835/
Nafuno831/
Nafona831/
Nafune831/
Gnafougna8012/
Nafungo771,726/
Ngofuna77103/
Nafiena771/
Nafoune771/
Naifuno771/
Naifune771/
Naifuino715/
Ngofouna712/
Nafoungo711/
Nafuungo711/
Naphunah711/
Ngafouni711/
Nafono6719/
Nafony671/
Nafoni671/
Ngafoungou634/
Ngofuni621/
Navinah621/
Nafoono621/
Nafonno621/
Nophunga571/
Noufoungo532/

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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 Nafuna
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