Ndafu Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Ndafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Ndafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ndafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ndafu occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ndafu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndafu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Ndafu live; 43 percent live in Central Africa and 43 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 67 percent are found and West Region, where 33 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and South Africa, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ndeafu | 91 | 493 | / |
| Ndafeu | 91 | 40 | / |
| Ndaffeu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ndaffou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ndafeut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ndefu | 80 | 131 | / |
| Ndofu | 80 | 2 | / |
| N'Daffou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ndefeu | 73 | 97 | / |
| Ndofeu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ndefuh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ndoefu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ndoofu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ndopfu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ndofou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ndaphu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ndoufou | 67 | 197 | / |
| Ndeffeu | 67 | 77 | / |
| Ndoffeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndeffou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndeufeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndouffu | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Doufou | 62 | 310 | / |
| N'Doffou | 62 | 14 | / |
| Ndouffou | 62 | 2 | / |
| Ndoufouh | 62 | 1 | / |
| N'Douffou | 57 | 1,569 | / |
| N'Deyffou | 57 | 14 | / |
| N'Doufffou | 53 | 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
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- 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 Ndafu
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