Nafusi Surname
Approximately 244 people bear this surname
Nafusi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 237 | 1:164,723 | 14,155 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Nafusi (57) may also be a first name.
Nafusi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nafusi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nafusi is found most in Uganda. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nafusi.
How Common Is The Last Name Nafusi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,032,007th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. The surname Nafusi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nafusi live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nafusi is also the 1,308,380th most frequently occurring given name on earth It is held by 57 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 237 people, or 1 in 164,723. In Uganda Nafusi is mostly concentrated in: Yumbe District, where 44 percent are found, Koboko District, where 24 percent are found and Arua District, where 17 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 2 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nafousi | 92 | 6 | / |
| Nafushi | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nafoussi | 86 | 13 | / |
| Nafeussi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nafisi | 83 | 7,474 | / |
| Nafusa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Nefusi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nafosi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Naifutshi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nafissi | 77 | 498 | / |
| Nafishi | 77 | 168 | / |
| Nefussi | 77 | 22 | / |
| Nafoosi | 77 | 18 | / |
| Nafauji | 77 | 4 | / |
| Naffisi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nafouci | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nafuchi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nafisai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nafussy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nafouzi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nefousi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naffissi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nafuzchi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nafoushe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nafuissa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nafousha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nofuji | 67 | 601 | / |
| Nafizi | 67 | 293 | / |
| Noufoussi | 67 | 136 | / |
| Nafisy | 67 | 110 | / |
| Nafise | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nofisi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nafizy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nefisi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nofusa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nofuzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noufeussi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nefuse | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nafusi
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