Anifo Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Anifo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anifo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
England31:18,572,686338,250
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Anifo (15) may also be a first name.

Anifo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anifo is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Anifo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Anifo is the 3,957,383rd most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. Anifo is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Anifo reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anifo is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 15 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Niger, where 55 percent reside and Lagos, where 45 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 36 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanifo9123/
Aniefo9120/
Agnifo9110/
Anifoh914/
Ganifo912/
Anifoa911/
Ganiffo8350/
Ganifou832/
Hanifoh831/
Anifoch831/
Anifa8012,719/
Enifo80151/
Anefo8059/
Onifo8031/
Anufo8028/
Hanifa7325,484/
Anifah735,051/
Onaifo73314/
Anifat73148/
Annifa73129/
Ganefo73113/
Enaifo7325/
Ganifa7319/
Gonifo7313/
Anefoh7311/
Anisfa739/
Aniffa738/
Asnifa737/
Anoifa735/
Hanefo734/
Anifaa733/
Oneifo732/
Agnifa732/
Aneffo732/
Ainefo731/
Anaifa731/
Anefou731/
Anifaz731/
Onifou731/
Aneafo731/
Aniefa731/
Eniefo731/
Hanifâ731/
Hanifah6731,061/
Haniffa6710,406/
Onaifoh6744/
Enaifoh6719/
Annifah6715/
Ganiofa6714/
Hanifat6713/
Haniefa6713/
Hanifaa6710/
Hanaifa677/
Hannifa677/
Aanifah676/
Hasnifa675/
Hannefo674/
Hanifha674/
Haneefo673/
Hanifas671/
Hanuifa671/
Hanifaz671/
Anifast671/
Gonifou671/
Hanhifa671/
Uinaifo671/

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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 Anifo
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