Nakafu Surname

148,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nakafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Nakafu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,8541:13,6792,193
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Nakafu (33) may also be a first name.

Nakafu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nakafu (Bengali: নকফু, Oriya: ନାକାଫୁ) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakafu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 148,716th most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,452,068 people. Nakafu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakafu live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most common forename world-wide, held by 33 people.

This last name is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 2,854 people, or 1 in 13,679. In Uganda it is most common in: Buikwe District, where 26 percent live, Mukono District, where 22 percent live and Wakiso District, where 16 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakaffu9263/
Nakkafu923/
Nakafau921/
Nakafuu921/
Ngakafu921/
Naitkafu866/
Nakafuua861/
Nakofu83145/
Nekafeu771/
Noukafou715/

Nakafu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nakafu in the Bengali language
নকফুnakaphu-
Nakafu in the Oriya language
ନାକାଫୁnakaphu-

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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 Nakafu
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