Nefiu Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Nefiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 70 | 1:2,530,611 | 83,100 |
| Papua New Guinea | 47 | 1:173,483 | 24,058 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
Nefiu (161) may also be a first name.
Nefiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nefiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nefiu is most common in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nefiu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,674,734th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Nefiu are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 722,635th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 161 people.
Nefiu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 2,530,611. In Nigeria it is most common in: Oyo, where 94 percent reside, Borno, where 1 percent reside and Kwara, where 1 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Nefiu occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 40 percent reside and American Samoa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neufiu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nefieu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nafiu | 80 | 43,354 | / |
| Nofiu | 80 | 3,368 | / |
| Nifiu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nafihu | 73 | 71 | / |
| Naafiu | 73 | 26 | / |
| Nofihu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Naifiu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nafiju | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nohfiu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Naffiu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Noifiu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nafi'u | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nofoiu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nafiuj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnofiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njfiut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nafoiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nafiuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nafi'ou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nafyu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Nafeeu | 55 | 4 | / |
| Naphiu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nafehu | 55 | 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
- 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 Nefiu
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