Nefefe Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nefefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nefefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2391:226,68523,566
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nefefe (88) may also be a first name.

Nefefe Last Name Facts

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

Nefefe is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nefefe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nefefe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,041,601st most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nefefe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nefefe is also the 1,017,994th most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 88 people.

Nefefe is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 226,685. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 74 percent are found, Gauteng, where 25 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 1 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Nefefe Last Name Statistics demography

Nefefe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.09% less than the national average, earning R 142,368 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nefef9129/
Neffew835/
Neffef834/
Neffeff771/
Nifeev671/
Nefafi671/
Nefphew620/
Nephew501,764/
Nafafe505/
Nefyov501/
Nafafi501/
Nafifi501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Nefefe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis