Nafusa Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nafusa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nafusa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Nafusa (27) may also be a first name.

Nafusa Last Name Facts

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

Nafusa (Marathi: नफुसा) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nafusa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 43 percent of Nafusa reside; 43 percent reside in East Africa and 29 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nafusa is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 27 people.

Nafusa is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Arua District, where 33 percent are found, Bugiri District, where 33 percent are found and Namayingo District, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Uganda Nafusa occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 29 percent are found and Brazil, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nafusat921/
Nafousha861/
Nafuissa861/
Nafisa8317,483/
Nafusi83244/
Nafuja83114/
Nefusa832/
Nofusa831/
Nafuca831/
Nafisah7710,987/
Nafissa775,818/
Nafisha7758/
Nafujja7722/
Nafosha779/
Nafisaa778/
Naffisa777/
Nafousi776/
Nafushi773/
Nafuzah771/
Nafucha771/
Nafisai771/
Nafisau771/
Nafussy771/
Naphutsa71194/
Naffissa7170/
Nafoussi7113/
Nafissah719/
Nafishah719/
Naffisah716/
Nafisssa712/
Nafoushe712/
Nafisaah712/
Naphudsa711/
Nafoosha711/
Naifissa711/
Nafujjah711/
Naffujja711/
Nafeussi711/
Nafiesha711/
Nefisa6717,315/
Nafiza671,035/
Naffissah6714/
Nafiso679/
Nofisa676/
Nafosi671/
Naifutshi671/
Nofosa671/

Nafusa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nafusa in the Marathi language
नफुसाnaphusa-

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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 Nafusa
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