Nyafu Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nyafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nyafu (63) may also be a first name.

Nyafu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nyafu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nyafu is found most frequently in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyafu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Nyafu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyafu live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nyafu is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently used first name in the world, held by 63 people.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 63 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 25 percent are found and Western Cape, where 13 percent are found. Beside South Africa Nyafu exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found.

Nyafu Last Name Statistics demography

Nyafu earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.42% less than the national average, earning R 208,116 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyafeu9187/
Nyhafu9112/
Nyafuh918/
Njafu8033/
Nhafu8017/
Gnafu808/
Nyofu806/
Niafu801/
Nyoffu73107/
Njafuh7390/
Gnafou7363/
Njafou7311/
Nyofeu738/
Niafou738/
Njafeu734/
Ngeafu731/
Ngnafu731/
Nyaphu731/
Gnaffou67191/
Gnafous6716/
Ngnafeu678/
Njahfuh671/
Nyaphud671/
Njiafuh671/
N'Yofou671/
Ngnafou671/
Gnapfeus625/
Njaffeut621/
Njofu6065/
Njoffu554/
Njofuh551/
Njofeu551/
Neofus551/
Ngnofeu508/
Njoufou502/
Gnoffou501/
Gnofeut501/
Njoffeu501/
Ngnoffu501/

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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 Nyafu
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