Ayifa Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Ayifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ayifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin181:574,20035,798
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ayifa (45) may also be a first name.

Ayifa Last Name Facts

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

Ayifa is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ayifa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayifa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. Ayifa occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Ayifa are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 45 people.

Ayifa is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 574,200. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Ouémé Department, where 67 percent are found, Zou Department, where 17 percent are found and Atlantique Department, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Benin this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 28 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayiffa912/
Ayifah911/
Aifa892,974/
Ayfa8949/
Hayifai831/
Haifa801,763/
Aifah80347/
Aiffa80234/
Ayafa80222/
Ajifa80159/
Hayfa8070/
Aifat8056/
Aifai8032/
Ayefa8025/
Ayife8021/
Ayifo8021/
Aifaj8014/
Ayufa8013/
Aifaa8013/
Gaifa808/
Ayfat806/
Aisfa804/
Aifas804/
Aiefa803/
Ayofa802/
Aiafa802/
Ayifi802/
Aaifa801/
Aifay801/
Ayfad801/
Ayify801/
Eyifa801/
Haifai73522/
Eyifah73277/
Haifah73137/
Aiffat7350/
Hayfaz7322/
Gaiafa7316/
Haifaa7315/
Haifaz7315/
Hayufa7314/
Gaiofa7313/
Hayafa7311/
Hajifa7310/
Ayufah739/
Ayofat738/
Haifaj735/
Ayofah734/
Aifaij733/
Ajifah733/
Haifau732/
Haifat732/
Hayfaa732/
Ayafat732/
Aiafat732/
Ayiffe731/
Ayafaj731/
Aifast731/
Haiifa731/
Eyifaa731/
Ayeefa731/
Aiifai731/
Yijofa731/
Ayfaut731/
Ayiefi731/
Ayifoo731/
Ayifou731/
Haifad731/
Haiffa731/
Aufa671,730/
Yefa67387/
Aifi67208/
Oifa67148/
Afea6781/
Aifo6780/
Aife6768/
Aîfa6736/
Iefa6721/
Aefa6717/
Uifa678/
Eyfa677/
Eifa677/
Eafa675/
Ajfa674/
Hajifah673/
Yijoffa673/
Ayfo673/
Ifea672/
Ayefaha672/
Gaiaffa672/
Oyfa671/
Ayhiffe671/
Aiafaja671/
Uyfa671/
Ayfi671/
Ayefahe671/
Aify671/
Ayafaya671/
Ayfj671/
Ayfy671/
Hayafat671/
Haiffah671/
Ijfa671/

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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 Ayifa
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