Niafouna Surname
1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal
Niafouna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 127 | 1:114,798 | 1,111 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyafouna | 88 | 2,222 | / |
| Gnafouna | 88 | 3 | / |
| Gnafougna | 82 | 12 | / |
| Nyafougna | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyafuna | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyafoungna | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nyafunga | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nyafoune | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyapfunga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyafono | 67 | 1,468 | / |
| Nyafuno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyafoni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyafana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyafanga | 63 | 120 | / |
| Nyafuono | 63 | 28 | / |
| Nyafongo | 63 | 27 | / |
| Nyafoono | 63 | 14 | / |
| Nyafonyi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Njafonne | 63 | 1 | / |
| Niazfahani | 56 | 1 | / |
| Nyofana | 53 | 8 | / |
| Njofana | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nyofuno | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nyofono | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nyafango | 50 | 34 | / |
| Nyaphono | 50 | 8 | / |
| Nyafeine | 50 | 1 | / |
| Neofanga | 50 | 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 Niafouna
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis