Nofou Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Nofou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Nofou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nofou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nofou has its highest incidence in Niger. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nofou.
How Common Is The Last Name Nofou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,649,889th most common surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Nofou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Nofou live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Chadic Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Niger, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,132,446. In Niger Nofou is mostly concentrated in: Dosso Region, where 56 percent live, Tillabéri Region, where 22 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 11 percent live. Besides Niger this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 39 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noufou | 91 | 9,120 | / |
| Ngofou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Noifou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nofu | 89 | 1,011 | / |
| Nofo | 89 | 106 | / |
| Nouffou | 83 | 91 | / |
| Ngoifou | 83 | 8 | / |
| Noufous | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ngoufou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Noufoue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Noufgou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nnoufou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gnoffou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nofus | 80 | 321 | / |
| Ngofo | 80 | 252 | / |
| Noufo | 80 | 165 | / |
| Nafou | 80 | 32 | / |
| Ngofu | 80 | 32 | / |
| Nnofu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Nofoa | 80 | 19 | / |
| Nofui | 80 | 15 | / |
| Noufu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Noffo | 80 | 8 | / |
| Nhofo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nofos | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nofop | 80 | 2 | / |
| Noffu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nuofo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nofeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Noifu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Noofu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nnofo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gnofo | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Noufou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noufouss | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngoufo | 73 | 1,386 | / |
| Nofuji | 73 | 601 | / |
| Gnoffo | 73 | 600 | / |
| Nofuya | 73 | 359 | / |
| Nafouj | 73 | 178 | / |
| Nafous | 73 | 136 | / |
| Gnafou | 73 | 63 | / |
| Ngoffo | 73 | 25 | / |
| Ngafou | 73 | 15 | / |
| Nafouh | 73 | 15 | / |
| Nouffo | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ngofeu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Nofowe | 73 | 8 | / |
| Naffou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Noufus | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nafouz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nofoji | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nofayo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Noufeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nofuye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nofoya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnoufo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noffoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngoffu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nafout | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noufoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nofuyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nafo | 67 | 1,401 | / |
| Ngouffo | 67 | 1,007 | / |
| Nofa | 67 | 634 | / |
| Nafu | 67 | 530 | / |
| Gnaffou | 67 | 191 | / |
| Nafoush | 67 | 28 | / |
| Naffouj | 67 | 26 | / |
| Noophud | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gnafous | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gnoffoh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngnofeu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ngafoue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Noophut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngnoffo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nouphou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noufuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nafaiou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nahfouz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngofoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngaffou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnofeut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnoufop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnafoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnoffu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnafou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nofou
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