Ifor Forename

330,552nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 634 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Ifor Forename Definition:

A male name. this name is mainly Irish, Scottish, and Welsh (there was a St Ivor contemporary with St Patrick), and is doubtless of Celtic origin, probably from the root Iv- found in Ives. There was also a Scandinavian name Ivar (whence Russian Ivor), but that seems to be quite distinct.

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Ifor Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales
100%
3611:8,571759
England
100%
1331:418,0679,487
Philippines
94%
 
541:1,963,13843,961
United States-141:25,895,498195,258
Belgium
100%
101:1,149,00413,254
Canada-101:3,313,33741,238
Scotland
100%
101:535,0376,544
Australia-61:2,276,27019,652
Papua New Guinea
50%
 
61:1,358,71989,225
Nigeria
60%
 
61:29,594,060217,150
France
100%
41:16,617,58541,065
India
100%
41:303,719,4932,628,057
Netherlands
100%
21:8,451,04232,813
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
South Africa
100%
11:54,532,649471,300
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Italy
100%
11:61,062,09083,289
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335

Ifor (53) may also be a surname.

Ifor Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. this name is mainly Irish, Scottish, and Welsh (there was a St Ivor contemporary with St Patrick), and is doubtless of Celtic origin, probably from the root Iv- found in Ives. There was also a Scandinavian name Ivar (whence Russian Ivor), but that seems to be quite distinct.The Scottish surnames MacIver, MacIvor come from Ivor. Ifor is the Welsh spelling, and Yfore occurs in English records in the 13th C.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

The Welsh original of Welsh Ivor; for the general origin, see Ivo.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Ifor Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iford89150/
Ifore8912/
Aifor8911/
Ifour896/
Gifor896/
Ifort892/
Eifor892/
Ifeor891/
Jifor891/
Iforh891/
Ifoor891/
Ifoer891/
Ifhor891/
Hifor891/
Isfor891/
Yifor891/
Ifosr891/
Jiford8010/
Isfort809/
Giffor805/
Ifford804/
Aiford804/
Eifoor803/
Aifour802/
Heifor801/
Jifort801/
Iforre801/
Hiford801/
Ivford801/
Isford801/
Aifort801/
Aifore801/
Eiford801/
Ifar75152/
Ufor7583/
Ifur7537/
Efor7536/
Jifford7378/
Heifort733/
Haifort731/
Jizford731/
Hitford731/
Ishford731/
Jifar676,263/
Ifure67842/
Isfar67788/
Gifar67387/
Ifarh67239/
Ajfor6798/
Eford6795/
Izfar6732/
Iffar6727/
Aifar6722/
Efort6720/
Efore6711/
Ifare6710/
Eafor679/
Effor679/
Ifhar679/
Eufor678/
Esfor676/
Ifaur675/
Ijfar675/
Aifur674/
Itfar674/
Idfar674/
Edfor673/
Jifur672/
Ifaar672/
Yifar672/
Eifar672/
Gefor672/
Uffor672/
Hifar672/
Oiifr671/
Jfour671/
Efuor671/
Efeor671/
Uwfor671/
Ifart671/
Ifard671/
Ifahr671/
Ipfar671/
Itfur671/
Heizford671/
Hefor671/
Hifur671/
Hyfor671/
Yfort671/
Eforh671/
Efhor671/
Gifur671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ifor