Nifu Surname
Approximately 2,381 people bear this surname
Nifu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,826 | 1:72,426 | 7,785 |
| Nigeria | 543 | 1:326,230 | 17,877 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nifu (3,661) may also be a first name.
Nifu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nifu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nifu (Hindi: नीफू) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nifu? popularity and diffusion
Nifu is the 179,201st most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,060,708 people. The last name Nifu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 76 percent of Nifu reside; 76 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 76 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nifu is also the 116,674th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 3,661 people.
This last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,826 people, or 1 in 72,426. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 90 percent reside, North Maluku, where 4 percent reside and Central Kalimantan, where 2 percent reside. Besides Indonesia Nifu exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 23 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifus | 89 | 132 | / |
| Nisfu | 89 | 72 | / |
| Nifou | 89 | 19 | / |
| Naifu | 89 | 7 | / |
| Ngifu | 89 | 4 | / |
| Nifau | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nihfu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nifuh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Noifu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nifaut | 80 | 68 | / |
| Nissfu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nnaifu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nuifau | 80 | 4 | / |
| Niffou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngifeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Noifou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niffus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neifus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Nufu | 75 | 340 | / |
| Nefu | 75 | 262 | / |
| Ngoifou | 73 | 8 | / |
| Neifeut | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ngefu | 67 | 149 | / |
| Nyofu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nesfu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Neffu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nuffu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nufeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nefau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nufau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nufui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nefus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nufuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuhfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Néfau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nüfus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nefup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nefou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niphu | 67 | 1 | / |
Nifu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nifu in the Hindi language | ||
| नीफू | niphu | 50 |
| नीफु | niphu | 25 |
| निफु | niphu | 25 |
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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 Nifu
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