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) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nifu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 179,201st most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,060,708 people. The surname Nifu is predominantly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Nifu are found; 76 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 76 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 116,674th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 3,661 people.
This last name is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,826 people, or 1 in 72,426. In Indonesia Nifu is primarily concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 90 percent reside, North Maluku, where 4 percent reside and Central Kalimantan, where 2 percent reside. Not including Indonesia Nifu is found 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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