Nufus Surname

78,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Nufus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nufus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia6,0951:21,6982,639
Israel1411:60,6927,726
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Nüfus (1) & Nüfüs (1) are calculated separately.

Nufus (253) may also be a first name.

Nufus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nufus is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Nüfus or Nüfüs. For other possible spellings of Nufus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nufus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 78,245th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,167,128 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nufus reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 560,146th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 253 people.

The last name Nufus is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 6,095 people, or 1 in 21,698. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Banten, where 25 percent are found, Aceh, where 19 percent are found and East Java, where 13 percent are found. Barring Indonesia this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 2 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.

Nufus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nufus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nufus surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nüfus931/
Neufus9183/
Nufhus916/
Noufus914/
Nufuis914/
Nnufus913/
Nufu89340/
Nüfüs871/
Neufuss8398/
Noufous836/
Neufuhs831/
Ngufu80172/
Nifus80132/
Nufuz8031/
Naufu8017/
Noufu8013/
Nufeu803/
Nuffu803/
Nufou802/
Nufau802/
Nufui802/
Nufuh801/
Nuhfu801/
Noufouss771/
Noufou739,120/
Nufouy7325/
Ngoufu7316/
Nuphus7311/
Neufuß735/
Nuifau734/
Nufuzh733/
Nufoos731/
Neufou731/
Ngaufu731/
Noufeu731/
Niffus731/
Neufusová7174/
Neufusova712/
Naufahu67140/
Nouffou6791/
Neufussová6745/
Nuphaus6731/
Ngoufou673/
Nnoufou671/
Ngoufeu671/
Neufussova671/
Noufuha671/
Noufgou671/

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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 Nufus
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