Basifu Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Basifu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Basifu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Basifu Last Name Facts

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

Basifu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Basifu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Basifu? popularity and diffusion

Basifu is the 4,908,606th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Basifu live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kogi, where 100 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Basifu occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bassifu921/
Bashifu921/
Batshifu8627/
Bassifou862/
Basefu839/
Bajifu831/
Wasifu831/
Bassiffou801/
Bachifu773/
Baseefu771/
Baisefu771/
Washifu771/
Huasifau7119/
Bosefu6721/
Wasefu6710/
Washefu6213/
Bachefou5746/
Vassefou574/
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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 Basifu
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