Ayifa Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Ayifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 18 | 1:574,200 | 35,798 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
The surname Ayifa is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ayifa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 numerous given name worldwide. It is borne by 45 people.
The surname Ayifa is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 574,200. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Ouémé Department, where 67 percent reside, Zou Department, where 17 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 6 percent reside. Besides Benin this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 28 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 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 Ayifa
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