Niafou Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Niafou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Niafou (45) may also be a first name.
Niafou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niafou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Niafou occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Niafou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Niafou is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Niafou occurs mostly in Africa, where 38 percent of Niafou live; 25 percent live in West Africa and 25 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Niafou is also the 1,504,468th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 45 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 3,295,890. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily found in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 71 percent are found, Comoé District, where 14 percent are found and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 14 percent are found. Aside from The Ivory Coast Niafou occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niafo | 91 | 1,110 | / |
| Niafu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gnafou | 83 | 63 | / |
| Njafou | 83 | 11 | / |
| Niaffo | 83 | 9 | / |
| Gnaffou | 77 | 191 | / |
| Gnafous | 77 | 16 | / |
| Gnafoue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njiafuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njiaffo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngnafou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niafa | 73 | 49 | / |
| Njafu | 73 | 33 | / |
| Nhafu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Gnafo | 73 | 16 | / |
| Nyafo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nyafu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gnafu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Njafo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gnaffoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niafas | 67 | 154 | / |
| Njafuh | 67 | 90 | / |
| Nyafeu | 67 | 87 | / |
| Gnaffo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Nyhafu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nyafuh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Niapho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Njafeu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Njaffo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnafu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnafo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngeafu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngiafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyafot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njiafa | 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 Niafou
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