Nyafie Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Nyafie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Nyafie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyafie Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyafie is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nyafie.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyafie? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nyafie is the 4,116,508th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyafie are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 944,049. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Cameroon Nyafie exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyafe | 91 | 301 | / |
| Nyafi | 91 | 52 | / |
| Nyafeu | 83 | 87 | / |
| Neafie | 83 | 54 | / |
| Nyafeh | 83 | 9 | / |
| Nyoafe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyaffe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyaffi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyafei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Neaffie | 77 | 0 | / |
| Nyafa | 73 | 125 | / |
| Niafe | 73 | 22 | / |
| Niafi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nyofi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Njafi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gnafe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nyofe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnafi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njofie | 67 | 334 | / |
| Nyofeu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Niaffe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Njafeu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Neafey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nijafi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyaphi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyoffi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngnafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyofih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njafai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neafai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nihafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyohfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhafij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neofie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Nyafie
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