Nwafi Surname
Approximately 121 people bear this surname
Nwafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 103 | 1:201,641 | 20,774 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
Nwafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nwafi is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwafi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nwafi is the 1,649,806th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. The surname Nwafi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwafi are found; 85 percent are found in Central Africa and 85 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Nwafi is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 201,641. In Cameroon Nwafi is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 95 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 3 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 1 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwafio | 91 | 212 | / |
| Nwaefi | 91 | 48 | / |
| Nwafie | 91 | 5 | / |
| Nwaifi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nwafyi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwafihe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwefi | 80 | 95 | / |
| Nwafa | 80 | 82 | / |
| Nwafe | 80 | 77 | / |
| Nwofi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nvafi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwafy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwafee | 73 | 57 | / |
| Nwaife | 73 | 50 | / |
| Nwefie | 73 | 27 | / |
| Nwofie | 73 | 22 | / |
| Nwaufa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nwafea | 73 | 16 | / |
| Nwafeh | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nwaefe | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nwafer | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nweffi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nwafoa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nwefhi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwafeu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nwofoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwafes | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Wafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaphit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwaffeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nuhafiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Bafei | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Vaffi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuafhis | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Nwafi
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