Nefu Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nefu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nefu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia891:1,485,946100,216
South Africa861:629,97347,084
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Japan261:4,917,08838,984
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Nefu (46) may also be a first name.

Nefu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nefu (Hindi: नेफू) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nefu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 983,245th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. The surname Nefu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Nefu live; 34 percent live in Southeast Asia and 34 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nefu is also the 1,484,914th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 46 people.

The last name Nefu is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 1,485,946. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 80 percent are found and East Nusa Tenggara, where 20 percent are found. Barring Indonesia Nefu occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.

Nefu Last Name Statistics demography

Nefu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.36% less than the national average, earning R 79,932 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngefu89149/
Naefu898/
Nesfu895/
Neffu893/
Nefau892/
Nefus892/
Nefup891/
Nefou891/
Neafus80296/
Neefus8078/
Nefous8014/
Neffou802/
Nefaut802/
Nejfuh801/
Ngefeu801/
Nefeus801/
Neufou801/
Nehfuh801/
Neifus800/
Neffus800/
Nefuss800/
Nifu752,381/
Nofu751,011/
Nafu75530/
Nehfoud732/
Neffous732/
Ngehfuh731/
Neifeut730/
Nifus67132/
Nisfu6772/
Nafui6727/
Nnofu6722/
Nifou6719/
Nhafu6717/
Nofui6715/
Nafau677/
Naifu677/
Nyofu676/
Nafeu675/
Nefoo674/
Ngifu674/
Noffu672/
Naffu672/
Nifau672/
Nofeu671/
Nifuh671/
Noifu671/
Nihfu671/
Nafuy671/
Nefoe671/
Naafu671/
Néfau671/
Nöffu671/

Nefu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nefu in the Hindi language
नेफूnephu-

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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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  • 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 Nefu
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