Naifu Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Naifu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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 occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Naifu? popularity and diffusion
Naifu is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Naifu live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Naifu is also the 848,089th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 121 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 40 percent live, Kano, where 20 percent live and Kebbi, where 20 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in China, where 14 percent live and Uganda, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nnaifu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Nayifu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nifu | 89 | 2,381 | / |
| Nafu | 89 | 530 | / |
| Nafus | 80 | 534 | / |
| Nifus | 80 | 132 | / |
| Ngafu | 80 | 96 | / |
| Nisfu | 80 | 72 | / |
| Nafou | 80 | 32 | / |
| Nafui | 80 | 27 | / |
| Nifou | 80 | 19 | / |
| Naufu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Nasfu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Nhafu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Nafuu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Naefu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Gnafu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Nafau | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nafeu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ngifu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nafup | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nafuj | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nifau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Naffu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nafud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naafu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Noifu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nifuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nihfu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nafuy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neafus | 73 | 296 | / |
| Nafouj | 73 | 178 | / |
| Nafous | 73 | 136 | / |
| Nifaut | 73 | 68 | / |
| Gnafou | 73 | 63 | / |
| Najfus | 73 | 31 | / |
| Nafouh | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ngafou | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ngafhu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nissfu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Naffou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nuifau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nasffu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nafouz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngnafu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nafeut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niffus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niffou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nasdfu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngeafu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngifeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Najafu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nafout | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noifou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngaufu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neifus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Nefu | 67 | 262 | / |
| Gnaffou | 67 | 191 | / |
| Naufahu | 67 | 140 | / |
| Nafoush | 67 | 28 | / |
| Naffouj | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gnafous | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ngaffeu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ngnafeu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngoifou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nnaiphu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngnafou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nashfau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nahfouz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngaffou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayoufu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nahafuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Najafou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naahfuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neifeut | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis