Roufao Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Roufao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Roufao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roufao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Roufao is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Roufao.
How Common Is The Last Name Roufao? popularity and diffusion
The last name Roufao is the 6,063,924th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Roufao are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The surname Roufao is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 2,399,002. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Niger this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 10 percent live and Cameroon, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roufaou | 92 | 182 | / |
| Rouffao | 92 | 2 | / |
| Rufao | 91 | 5 | / |
| Rouffaou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Roufahou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rofaou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Roufoua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rouphaou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rafaou | 67 | 28 | / |
| Rufaau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rafaoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rotphao | 62 | 231 | / |
| Rufaiya | 62 | 4 | / |
| Rafouou | 62 | 3 | / |
| Rufaaya | 62 | 2 | / |
| Rafaouz | 62 | 1 | / |
| Rafaoup | 62 | 1 | / |
| Rofaiyah | 57 | 14 | / |
| Rufaiyah | 57 | 10 | / |
| Rufayyat | 57 | 1 | / |
| Rafouahe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ratfaout | 57 | 1 | / |
| Rafoa | 55 | 19 | / |
| Rohvoa | 50 | 4 | / |
| Rafeaa | 50 | 2 | / |
| Rafaau | 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
- 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 Roufao
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