Enife Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Enife Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Enife Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1291:1,373,20053,624
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Enife (93) may also be a first name.

Enife Last Name Facts

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

Enife is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Enife.

How Common Is The Last Name Enife? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,573,888th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Enife live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Enife is also the 986,211th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 93 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 1,373,200. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 46 percent live, Enugu, where 30 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Enifes91455/
Enaife9140/
Enifer9138/
Enuife9132/
Enifeh9117/
Enifie913/
Eniefe912/
Genife912/
Jenife912/
Henife911/
Eniofe911/
Eneife911/
Esnife911/
Enifey910/
Enif893/
Jenifer832,808/
Eniffer8329/
Jennife8327/
Ennifer8327/
Enejife8320/
Yenifet8312/
Yenifer8311/
Yeniefe834/
Jenifeh832/
Jenifea831/
Jenifet831/
Genifea831/
Enaiefe831/
Ienifer831/
Henifer830/
Enefe80166/
Anife8066/
Eniev8059/
Enifj8021/
Henif8017/
Ennif8014/
Inife8010/
Enafe8010/
Enifa809/
Enifi807/
Onife806/
Eniff801/
Jennifer777,576/
Jeniffer77558/
Ennaifer7790/
Enyiefie7733/
Hennifer7712/
Enneifer7710/
Yennifer775/
Jenifeer771/
Jeanifey771/
Yeniffer771/
Yennifes771/
Heniffer771/
Jhenisfe771/
Jeanifer770/
Enefer73340/
Hanife73255/
Heniff73223/
Ennifi73171/
Jenifa73162/
Ineife73161/
Inifie73109/
Egnifi7378/
Onuife7373/
Enaefe7366/
Henifi7356/
Eyniev7348/
Henifa7343/
Enaifi7321/
Genefe7317/
Geneif7317/
Inifer7313/
Enoefe7313/
Jenefe7311/
Inaife7310/
Genaif739/
Henefe736/
Ehnafe735/
Enefey734/
Aniefe733/
Oneife733/
Henify731/
Eennif731/
Enniev731/
Genify731/
Onaife731/
Iniefe731/
Anifeh731/
Inifey731/
Eunefe731/
Jenifi731/
Yenefe731/
Enafey731/
Enoufe731/
Anifei731/
Aniffe731/
Henafe731/
Enefie731/
Enuefe731/
Ehnefe731/
Genifi731/
Jenyfe731/
Henaif731/
Jenniffer71109/
Henaifesh718/
Esnaiffer712/
Jeyniffer712/
Jenniferr711/
Jeannifer711/
Jennifeer711/
Jennifher711/
Hanifeh674,765/
Enev672,770/
Eneb67268/
Enew67130/
Hanifee67112/
Henefer6781/
Enef6764/
Enib6755/
Heneffe6748/
Jenefer6746/
Inif6740/
Jenefes6738/
Henefey6726/
Haniffe6719/
Enajefe6718/
Hanifey6713/
Enifish6713/
Jennifa679/
Iniefie677/
Aniefie675/
Ennefer674/
Jinifer672/
Jeniffa672/
Jenifaa672/
Jinnife671/
Hannife671/
Enefieh671/
Eniefio671/
Aniefhe671/
Genifai671/
Eneifui671/
Ennafea671/
Innaife671/
Hennifi671/
Eneiffi671/
Enyf671/
Ennefes671/
Gennyfe671/
Heniffy670/
Henniff670/

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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 Enife
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