Nwafu Surname
3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Nwafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
Nwafu (10) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaufu | 91 | 54 | / |
| Nwaefu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Nwasfu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nwafeu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nwazfu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nwafou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwaifu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwaffeu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nwgafou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwofu | 80 | 107 | / |
| Nwefu | 80 | 55 | / |
| Nwopfu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Nwofuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwophfu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nwazphu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwaiphu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaphau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbafu | 60 | 1,012 | / |
| Mbafou | 55 | 131 | / |
| Nwophu | 55 | 26 | / |
| Nwephu | 55 | 25 | / |
| Mbapfu | 55 | 9 | / |
| Nwofoe | 55 | 7 | / |
| Mbahfu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mbaffu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mbaufu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mbafeu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mbahfuh | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mbaifou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mbapfou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nboufou | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mbaffeu | 50 | 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
- 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 Nwafu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis