Nfayi Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Nfayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nfayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nfayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nfayi has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nfayi? popularity and diffusion
Nfayi is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Nfayi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nfayi live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
Nfayi is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Nfayi is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 75 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 17 percent reside and Uganda, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nfayih | 91 | 8 | / |
| Nfai | 89 | 73 | / |
| Nfay | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nfayidh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nfayo | 80 | 8 | / |
| Nfaij | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nfuyi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nfaiu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nfeyi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nfaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nfoyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nfaih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nfaihi | 73 | 137 | / |
| N'Foyi | 73 | 19 | / |
| Nfaiha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nfayou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nfaidh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nfaied | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nfayoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nfaa | 67 | 161 | / |
| Nfie | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mfai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mfay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nfea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nfaiedh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nfui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nfoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nfye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nfoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nfei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nfau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nfoi | 67 | 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 Nfayi
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