Noufo Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Noufo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Noufo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast901:256,34710,121
Lebanon491:115,0436,418
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Noufo (1,613) may also be a first name.

Noufo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Noufo is most common in The Ivory Coast. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Noufo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,348,199th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Noufo live; 39 percent live in West Africa and 37 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 192,376th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 1,613 people.

Noufo is most commonly used in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 256,347. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily concentrated in: Comoé District, where 34 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 32 percent are found and Savanes District, where 17 percent are found. Other than The Ivory Coast Noufo exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 30 percent are found and Cameroon, where 14 percent are found.

Noufo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Noufo surname is chiefly Syriac Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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 Noufo
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