Nofia Surname

362,265th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Nofia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nofia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia9831:134,53613,419
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Nofia (3,021) may also be a first name.

Nofia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nofia is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nofia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 362,265th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,302,150 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Nofia are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 131,561st most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 3,021 people.

The last name Nofia is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 983 people, or 1 in 134,536. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Sumatra, where 26 percent live, East Java, where 22 percent live and Banten, where 13 percent live. Aside from Indonesia it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nofiah91184/
Ngofia9120/
Noufia9111/
Nofiat913/
Noutfia83140/
Ngoffia837/
Ngoufia832/
Nafia804,609/
Nefia8079/
Nofio809/
Nofya807/
Nafiah7313,815/
Noviah73314/
Nafiaa73206/
Nafiat73111/
Nafiha7367/
Nafija7351/
Naafia7312/
Nefiah734/
Ngafia734/
Nafi'a734/
Nafias732/
Ngofio732/
Noifea731/
Nnefia731/
Naffia731/
Nofioh731/
Naafiah6753/
Naffiah6717/
Naafiaa6716/
Nafi'ah6716/
Napfiah674/
Nafihah673/
Hnafiah672/
Ngophia671/
Nafijat671/
Nafiaha671/
Nophias671/
Nafiaou671/

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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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  • 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 Nofia
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