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
The surname Nifu (Hindi: नीफू) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nifu? popularity and diffusion
Nifu is the 179,201st most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,060,708 people. The surname Nifu occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Nifu reside; 76 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 76 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 116,674th most widespread forename in the world, held by 3,661 people.
The surname Nifu is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,826 people, or 1 in 72,426. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 90 percent are found, North Maluku, where 4 percent are found and Central Kalimantan, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 23 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.
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 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- 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