Nyafuma Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Nyafuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Nyafuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyafuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyafuma is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyafuma? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyafuma reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 2,788,520. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kibuku District, where 50 percent are found, Tororo District, where 43 percent are found and Mbale District, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyaufuma | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyafouma | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nafuma | 92 | 53 | / |
| Nyafama | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nafuuma | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nyafoum | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nafouma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Naffuma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nfuma | 83 | 11 | / |
| Nafum | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nafma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyapfumo | 80 | 55 | / |
| Nyaufama | 80 | 18 | / |
| Nyavyuma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwaefuma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nofuma | 77 | 378 | / |
| Nfyama | 77 | 239 | / |
| Nefuma | 77 | 131 | / |
| Navuma | 77 | 45 | / |
| Nafama | 77 | 35 | / |
| Nafima | 77 | 16 | / |
| Nafema | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nafumu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nafoum | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nfumya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyfmah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nfumoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nafium | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nfouma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nfuema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nfumwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nfyuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nfuoma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nfumah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nfum | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nafomea | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nwaefum | 71 | 5 | / |
| Naofumi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Navvuma | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nwafama | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyefoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnafama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyavoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nnavuma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Navyuma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Navuuma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Navouma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nauvoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naifumo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nafomae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naffima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nfumu | 67 | 502 | / |
| Nafim | 67 | 494 | / |
| Nvuma | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nafmi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nfumi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nfoum | 67 | 15 | / |
| Navma | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nfume | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nvama | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nfama | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nwafoama | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nufum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Navum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Naffm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neafamah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nafem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nafam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naiefmma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nfaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnajiofoma | 59 | 1 | / |
| Niofeumo | 53 | 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 Nyafuma
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