Nyangufu Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nyangufu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyangufu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nyangufu Last Name Facts

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

Nyangufu occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyangufu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyangufu is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Nyangufu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyangufu reside; 79 percent reside in East Africa and 79 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 1,859,013. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Isingiro District, where 43 percent live, Ntungamo District, where 19 percent live and Kibaale District, where 10 percent live. Outside of Uganda Nyangufu exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 18 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nengfu7110/
Nangfa712/
Nyangwafi711/
Nangofuwa711/
Niangf711/
Nwangufya711/
Nyongf711/
Nankafu6717,898/
Nangavu67349/
Nangfah6718/
Nanguve6714/
Nankofu6710/
Nanguvo679/
Nankuvu674/
Nangofi672/
Nangvou672/
Nangafa671/
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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 Nyangufu
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