Nofa Surname

514,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Nofa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nofa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3871:341,72929,673
United Arab Emirates1131:81,0827,365
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Lebanon371:152,3547,395
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
Haiti61:1,780,65114,597
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Nofa (8,742) may also be a first name.

Nofa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nofa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nofa (Hindi: नोफा, Russian: Нофа) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nofa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nofa is the 514,664th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 11,494,552 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Nofa reside; 61 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 61 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 67,008th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 8,742 people.

The last name is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 387 people, or 1 in 341,729. In Indonesia Nofa is mostly concentrated in: West Sumatra, where 38 percent are found, Central Java, where 10 percent are found and East Java, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this surname is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 18 percent are found and Kuwait, where 6 percent are found.

Nofa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Greek Orthodox (67%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nofah89571/
Noufa89380/
Ngofa89352/
Noifa89134/
Nofoa8919/
Noffa8912/
Nofha8911/
Noefa899/
Nofas895/
Noofa892/
Nofat891/
Notfa891/
Noyfa891/
Nofaya8032/
Nouffa8014/
Noofai807/
Ngofaa806/
Noufas805/
Ngoufa805/
Noufah803/
Noufad802/
Noffat802/
Noufay801/
Noufaz801/
Noifea801/
Ngofha801/
Ngoffa801/
Ngohfa801/
Nofaiz801/
Gnoffa801/
Noufha801/
Nafa756,168/
Nofi751,032/
Nefa75179/
Nofo75106/
Nofe75101/
Nofy7513/
Nofj751/
N'Goffa738/
Neheofa737/
Noushfa731/
Noufaha731/
Noufass731/
Noufuha731/
Ngouhfa731/
Noufe6731,144/
Nafea6713,253/
Nafaa675,539/
Nafay674,866/
Nafai672,359/
Naffa67739/
Nafad67691/
Ngafa67597/
Noufi67553/
Nefaa67515/
Nafas67452/
Nefah67444/
Nafat67427/
Neffa67270/
Ngofo67252/
Nofer67247/
Nofis67236/
Nafah67204/
Naafa67179/
Nafha67173/
Noufo67165/
Nopha67158/
Nosfi67137/
Nofit67131/
Nasfa6798/
Ngofi6783/
Naufa6770/
Nofiy6764/
Novah6760/
Nafaz6759/
Noffe6755/
Neufa6751/
Noufy6742/
Ngofe6734/
Nefai6731/
Nofou6718/
Nofui6715/
Nefea6713/
Nawfa6713/
Nazfa6712/
Noufé6712/
Nofii6711/
Nofid6710/
Nahfa6710/
Noffi6710/
Nofio679/
Noffo678/
Nhofo677/
Nafau677/
Nepfa677/
Nofhy676/
Nnafa676/
Noefo676/
Noffy676/
Nofie675/
Nowfe675/
Nofyt675/
Nadfa674/
Nafaà674/
Nofeh674/
Nofos674/
Notfi674/
Neefa673/
Nafaj672/
Noofi672/
Naefa672/
Nofej672/
Gnofe672/
Gnafa672/
Nefau672/
Nofop672/
Nowfi672/
Natfa672/
Nafga672/
Nafap671/
Nofiz671/
Nafâa671/
Nofeu671/
Nuofo671/
Nuifa671/
Nafaï671/
Nafoa671/
Naféa671/
Ngoufaya671/
Nnofo671/
Néfau671/
Gnofo671/
Nowfy671/
Nehfa671/
Noyfe671/
Nofey670/

Nofa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nofa in the Hindi language
नोफाnopha-
Nofa in the Russian language
Нофаnofa-

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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
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  • 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 Nofa
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