Nafura Surname

835,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nafura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1651:613,56566,062
Uganda1271:307,39621,163
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Nafura (275) may also be a first name.

Nafura Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nafura (Marathi: नफुरा) is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafura? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nafura is the 835,661st most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 22,083,472 people. The last name Nafura occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Nafura reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Nafura is also the 535,844th most frequently used forename globally. It is borne by 275 people.

The last name Nafura is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 613,565. In The Philippines Nafura is most prevalent in: Ilocos, where 61 percent reside, Central Luzon, where 19 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 13 percent reside. Beside The Philippines it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 38 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nafurha9234/
Nnafura921/
Nafuura921/
Nafurah921/
Nafoura921/
Nafuraha86219/
Ngafoura8656/
Nafora8388/
Nafira8338/
Nafuro8336/
Nafuri835/
Nefura831/
Nafouri77143/
Nafirah7729/
Ngofura774/
Nasfuri773/
Naefira771/
Nafoury771/
Naforay771/
Naphurat714/
Ngafouri711/
Naffouri711/
Naforo67140/
Nafore6786/
Nofira6773/
Nafiro675/
Nefira672/
Nafori672/
Nafiroh62217/
Navirah627/
Nofouri623/
Nefirai622/
Nnafore621/
Naphira621/
Nofaure621/
Naphiray5716/
Noufouri577/
Nafforey571/
Nofore5026/
Nofori5015/

Nafura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nafura in the Marathi language
नफुराnaphura-

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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 Nafura
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