Nurfu Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Nurfu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Nurfu (46) may also be a first name.
Nurfu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nurfu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nurfu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nurfu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Nurfu live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 46 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 25 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 Nurfu
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