Nufiu Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Nufiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 60 | 1:2,952,379 | 92,303 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Nufiu (80) may also be a first name.
Nufiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nufiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nufiu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nufiu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nufiu is the 2,460,878th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname Nufiu is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nufiu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nufiu is also the 1,075,395th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 80 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 2,952,379. In Nigeria Nufiu is most common in: Lagos, where 37 percent are found, Osun, where 23 percent are found and Ogun, where 22 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Nufiu
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