Noufou Surname
Approximately 9,120 people bear this surname
Noufou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 8,072 | 1:2,378 | 254 |
| Benin | 652 | 1:15,852 | 2,144 |
| Ivory Coast | 380 | 1:60,714 | 3,557 |
| Burkina Faso | 13 | 1:1,411,700 | 12,072 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Noufou (44,557) may also be a first name.
Noufou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Noufou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Noufou is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Noufou? popularity and diffusion
Noufou is the 55,674th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 799,073 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Noufou reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 20,336th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 44,557 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Niger, where it is held by 8,072 people, or 1 in 2,378. In Niger Noufou is most prevalent in: Dosso Region, where 45 percent live, Tillabéri Region, where 40 percent live and Diffa Region, where 5 percent live. Beside Niger it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 7 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent live.
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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 Noufou
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