Nanfa Surname

307,015th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nanfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6591:268,80515,334
Cameroon4901:42,3865,631
Benin271:382,80028,543
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nanfa (5,327) may also be a first name.

Nanfa Last Name Facts

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

Nanfa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﺎﻧﻔﺎ, Hindi: ननफा) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Nanfa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanfa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 307,015th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,920,021 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nanfa live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 92,452nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 5,327 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 659 people, or 1 in 268,805. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Plateau, where 77 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent are found and Niger, where 4 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 40 percent are found and Benin, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nanfah91682/
Nainfa9121/
Nanfaa912/
Nanfat912/
Nanffa911/
Nanfaï911/
Nanfai911/
Nanfaah831/
Namfa80246/
Nanfo8038/
Nanfe8038/
Nanfi8027/
Nonfa801/
Gnanfo7332/
Nganfo7313/
Nganfi7312/
Nanfei7312/
Nanfie7311/
Nganfe734/
Ngonfa732/
Nounfa731/
Nonfas731/
Gnamfa731/
Ngamfa731/
Nganfé731/
Nanffo731/
Nanfio731/
Nainfe731/
Nanfit730/
Gnanfou6711/
Nanphat675/
Ngnamfa672/
Nganfou671/
Nanfout671/
Nanfesh671/
Nanfeeh671/
Naynfoh671/

Nanfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nanfa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﺎﻧﻔﺎnanfa-
Nanfa in the Hindi language
ननफाnanapha-

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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
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  • 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 Nanfa
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