Naifu Surname

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

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Naifu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naifu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Naifu (121) may also be a first name.

Naifu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Naifu is found most in Nigeria. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Naifu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Naifu is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Naifu occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Naifu are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 848,089th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 121 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Naifu is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 40 percent reside, Kano, where 20 percent reside and Kebbi, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Naifu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 14 percent reside and Uganda, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nayifu912/
Nifu892,381/
Nafu89530/
Nafus80534/
Nifus80132/
Ngafu8096/
Nisfu8072/
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Nifou8019/
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Naefu808/
Gnafu808/
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Nafeu805/
Ngifu804/
Nafup803/
Nafuj803/
Nifau802/
Naffu802/
Nafud801/
Naafu801/
Noifu801/
Nifuh801/
Nihfu801/
Nafuy801/
Neafus73296/
Nafouj73178/
Nafous73136/
Nifaut7368/
Gnafou7363/
Najfus7331/
Nafouh7315/
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Ngafhu737/
Nissfu737/
Naffou734/
Nuifau734/
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Ngnafu731/
Nafeut731/
Niffus731/
Niffou731/
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Ngeafu731/
Ngifeu731/
Najafu731/
Nafout731/
Noifou731/
Ngaufu731/
Neifus730/
Nefu67262/
Gnaffou67191/
Naufahu67140/
Nafoush6728/
Naffouj6726/
Gnafous6716/
Ngaffeu6715/
Ngnafeu678/
Ngoifou678/
Nnaiphu674/
Ngnafou671/
Nashfau671/
Nahfouz671/
Ngaffou671/
Nayoufu671/
Nahafuj671/
Najafou671/
Naahfuh671/
Neifeut670/

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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 Naifu
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