Nyafa Surname
Approximately 125 people bear this surname
Nyafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 117 | 1:1,514,041 | 57,594 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nyafa (34) may also be a first name.
Nyafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyafa (Hindi: न्याफा, Russian: Няфа) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyafa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,612,213th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyafa reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 34 people.
The surname Nyafa is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 1,514,041. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 94 percent live, Oyo, where 4 percent live and Nasarawa, where 1 percent live. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 3 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyafas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nyafah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nyafe | 80 | 301 | / |
| Nyafi | 80 | 52 | / |
| Niafa | 80 | 49 | / |
| Njafa | 80 | 29 | / |
| Nyafo | 80 | 11 | / |
| Gnafa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Niafas | 73 | 154 | / |
| Nyafeu | 73 | 87 | / |
| Nyafie | 73 | 23 | / |
| Ngnafa | 73 | 18 | / |
| Nyafeh | 73 | 9 | / |
| Njaffa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nyapha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Njiafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njafai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyoafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neafai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyaffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyaffi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njafat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngiafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyafei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyafot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neafay | 73 | 0 | / |
| Nyafyhowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nihafat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njatfat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhahafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngniafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Negiafa | 67 | 1 | / |
Nyafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nyafa in the Hindi language | ||
| न्याफा | n'yapha | - |
| Nyafa in the Russian language | ||
| Няфа | nafa | - |
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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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- 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 Nyafa
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