Nfana Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Nfana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nfana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana1881:11,6332,210
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Nfana (78) may also be a first name.

Nfana Last Name Facts

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

Nfana is held by more people in Botswana than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nfana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nfana is the 1,001,271st most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 28,578,611 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nfana live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nfana is also the 1,091,646th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 78 people.

The surname is most widely held in Botswana, where it is held by 188 people, or 1 in 11,633. Without taking into account Botswana this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.

Nfana Last Name Statistics demography

Nfana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.31% less than the national average, earning R 141,840 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nfanga9119/
Nfanai911/
Nffanga831/
Mfana801,981/
Nfona80116/
Nfane8052/
Nfano807/
Nfani802/
Nfena801/
Mfanga732,030/
Nfanyi7316/
Nfagni7311/
Nphana731/
Nfonah731/
Mfagna731/
Nfahani6713/
Nfahnui678/
Nfongna673/
Nfaanee671/
N'Fanou671/
Nfoenah671/
Npfouna671/

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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 Nfana
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