Nofu Surname

358,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Nofu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nofu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia9751:135,64013,515
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nofu (192) may also be a first name.

Nofu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nofu (Russian: Нофу) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nofu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nofu? popularity and diffusion

Nofu is the 358,623rd most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,208,255 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Nofu reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 96 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nofu is also the 655,603rd most frequently held first name globally It is held by 192 people.

It is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 975 people, or 1 in 135,640. In Indonesia Nofu is mostly concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 98 percent reside, East Kalimantan, where 1 percent reside and West Sulawesi, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia Nofu exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nofus89321/
Ngofu8932/
Nnofu8922/
Nofou8918/
Nofui8915/
Noufu8913/
Noffu892/
Noofu891/
Nofeu891/
Noifu891/
Noufou809,120/
Ngoufu8016/
Ngofeu8012/
Noufus804/
Ngofou801/
Noifou801/
Noufeu801/
Ngoffu801/
Nafu75530/
Nefu75262/
Nouffou7391/
Ngnofeu738/
Ngoifou738/
Noufous736/
Ngoufou733/
Gnoffou731/
Gnofeut731/
Nnoufou731/
Noufgou731/
Noufuha731/
Ngoufeu731/
Ngnoffu731/
Nafus67534/
Ngafu6796/
Nafou6732/
Nafui6727/
Naufu6717/
Nhafu6717/
Nasfu6717/
Nafuu6710/
Naefu678/
Gnafu678/
Nafau677/
Nafeu675/
Nafup673/
Nafuj673/
Neffu673/
Nefau672/
Naffu672/
Novuh671/
Nafuy671/
Néfau671/
Nafud671/
Ngnoffeu671/
Naafu671/
N'Noufou671/
Nophu671/
Noufouss671/
Nöffu671/

Nofu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nofu in the Russian language
Нофуnofu-

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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
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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 Nofu
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