Usufa Surname

616,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Usufa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Usufa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3941:449,60122,976
Cameroon981:211,92921,585
India71:109,580,769786,157
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Usufa (336) may also be a first name.

Usufa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Usufa is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Usufa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Usufa is the 616,129th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,575,092 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Usufa live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Usufa is also the 477,199th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 336 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 394 people, or 1 in 449,601. In Nigeria Usufa is most numerous in: Zamfara, where 45 percent are found, Gombe, where 20 percent are found and Yobe, where 16 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Husufa914/
Usufah911/
Ussufa911/
Ushufa911/
Hausufa83334/
Isufa8080/
Usufi8038/
Usufe8013/
Usufy8011/
Usufo804/
Uzufa801/
Oussoufa7723/
Usupha7370/
Isufai7318/
Eusufy7314/
Ushifa736/
Husufi735/
Usifah735/
Hisufa732/
Usufou732/
Eusufi732/
Issufa731/
Osoufa731/
Ussufo731/
Usufee731/
Houssoufa712/
Youusoufa711/
Utsupha6726/
Hujaufa674/
Ousoufi673/
Udsupha671/
Ussufer671/
Isoufai671/

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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 Usufa
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