Nuffi Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Nuffi Surname User-submission:
The surname Nuffi originates from the native Ogori people of Kogi State, meaning 'God is greater than them'. It is not common amongst the Kogi tribes.
Nuffi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Nuffi (15) may also be a first name.
Nuffi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Nuffi originates from the native Ogori people of Kogi State, meaning 'God is greater than them'. It is not common amongst the Kogi tribes.
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Where Does The Last Name Nuffi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nuffi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nuffi? popularity and diffusion
Nuffi is the 2,580,327th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Nuffi live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 15 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 4,025,972. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kogi, where 39 percent reside, Kwara, where 30 percent reside and Niger, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and Italy, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nouffi | 91 | 18 | / |
| Gnuffi | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nuffio | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nufi | 89 | 246 | / |
| Ngouffi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nufio | 80 | 3,936 | / |
| Noufi | 80 | 553 | / |
| Ngufi | 80 | 101 | / |
| Naufi | 80 | 68 | / |
| Nuufi | 80 | 27 | / |
| Nufai | 80 | 14 | / |
| Nutfi | 80 | 11 | / |
| Nufis | 80 | 11 | / |
| Nusfi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nnufi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nujfi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nuhfi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nufui | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nufit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nuefi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nufie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nuffy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nuffer | 73 | 1,127 | / |
| Noufid | 73 | 240 | / |
| Nouffe | 73 | 159 | / |
| Niffoi | 73 | 65 | / |
| Nouffa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Nufais | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nufich | 73 | 6 | / |
| Naufis | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nousfi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nufuis | 73 | 4 | / |
| Noufii | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngoufi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nauffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naufai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naufij | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noufei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noufie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nufeis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuffez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngufai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noufis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nufaiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neufie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Neuffer | 67 | 1,555 | / |
| Nufa | 67 | 636 | / |
| Nifi | 67 | 95 | / |
| Nouffet | 67 | 52 | / |
| Nufe | 67 | 49 | / |
| Ngouffe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nouffer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nufj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neufeid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nouffee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noufidh | 67 | 1 | / |
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