Niafe Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Fiji

Niafe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niafe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France191:3,495,933219,029
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Niafe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niafe has its highest incidence in France. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Niafe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niafe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Niafe is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Niafe are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 3,495,933. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Pays de la Loire, where 95 percent live and Île-de-France, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account France Niafe exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Fiji, where 5 percent live and Senegal, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Niofe802/
Gnafe802/
Niaff801/
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Nyafeu7387/
Nyafie7323/
Nagiaf7313/
Nyafeh739/
Njafeu734/
Neafey733/
Nijafi733/
Ngnafe731/
Njiafa731/
Nyaffe731/
Nyoafe731/
Nyafei731/
Niab671,627/
Niav671,362/
Neaf67116/
Niof6756/
Niaw675/
Niehauf675/
Njaf674/
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Naijafi671/
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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
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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 Niafe
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