Nofuya Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nofuya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nofuya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3061:177,05119,513
Colombia531:901,3988,853

Nofuya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nofuya is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nofuya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nofuya is the 786,896th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 20,299,571 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Nofuya live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Nofuya is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 306 people, or 1 in 177,051. In South Africa Nofuya is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 76 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 11 percent live and Gauteng, where 9 percent live. Outside of South Africa Nofuya occurs in one country. It is also common in Colombia, where 15 percent live.

Nofuya Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nofuya earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 53.2% less than the national average, earning R 111,216 per year and in Colombia they earn 21.16% less than the national average, earning $17,898,800 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nofiya8376/
Nofaya8332/
Nafuya8331/
Nofuyo831/
Nofuye831/
Nofoya831/
Nefuya831/
Nofiyah7774/
Noufiya7717/
Noufuha771/
Nofoa7319/
Nofou7318/
Nofui7315/
Nafuy731/
Nofeu731/
Nofey730/
Ngoufoya711/
Ngoufaya711/
Noufou679,120/
Nofuji67601/
Nafuye67207/
Nafuja67114/
Nafuyo6762/
Nafiya6756/
Nofaye6747/
Nafaya6717/
Ngofeu6712/
Noffey678/
Noofai677/
Nofaie674/
Nofayi673/
Nafeya672/
Nofayo672/
Nefuye671/
Nefiya671/
Nafoya671/
Nafauy671/
Noufeu671/
Noifou671/
Ngofey671/
Noifea671/
Noifae671/
Noufay671/
Ngofou671/
Nofaiz671/

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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 Nofuya
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