Wufi Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Wufi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Wufi (5) may also be a first name.
Wufi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wufi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wufi occurs most in Cameroon. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wufi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Wufi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wufi reside; 80 percent reside in Central Africa and 60 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Wufi is also the 5,493,085th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 5 people.
It is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Adamawa Region, where 25 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 25 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Wufi
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