Nyafouna Surname
Approximately 2,222 people bear this surname
Nyafouna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2,217 | 1:6,576 | 302 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Nyafouna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyafouna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyafouna occurs most in Senegal. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyafouna? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 190,062nd most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,279,724 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyafouna reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
It is most frequently held in Senegal, where it is held by 2,217 people, or 1 in 6,576. In Senegal Nyafouna is most frequent in: Ziguinchor Region, where 89 percent reside, Dakar Region, where 8 percent reside and Kolda Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Senegal this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyafougna | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyafuna | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nyafoungna | 89 | 1 | / |
| Niafouna | 88 | 127 | / |
| Nyafunga | 88 | 4 | / |
| Gnafouna | 88 | 3 | / |
| Nyafoune | 88 | 2 | / |
| Gnafougna | 82 | 12 | / |
| Nyapfunga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyafono | 80 | 1,468 | / |
| Nyafana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyafuno | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyafoni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyafanga | 75 | 120 | / |
| Nyafuono | 75 | 28 | / |
| Nyafongo | 75 | 27 | / |
| Nyafoono | 75 | 14 | / |
| Nyafonyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyofana | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nyafani | 67 | 3 | / |
| Njafuni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyofuno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyofono | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyapfani | 63 | 119 | / |
| Nyafango | 63 | 34 | / |
| Nyaphono | 63 | 8 | / |
| Nyafeine | 63 | 1 | / |
| Njafonne | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyofane | 53 | 769 | / |
| Njofuni | 53 | 4 | / |
| Njofana | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nyofani | 53 | 1 | / |
| Neofanga | 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
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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 Nyafouna
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