Erifo Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Erifo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Erifo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Erifo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Erifo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Erifo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Erifo is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Erifo are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Erifo is mostly found in: Cross River, where 94 percent live and Ondo, where 6 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 5 percent live and Ethiopia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerifo | 91 | 3 | / |
| Yerifo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Erieffo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aerifoy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Irifo | 80 | 474 | / |
| Arifo | 80 | 112 | / |
| Erifa | 80 | 51 | / |
| Erefo | 80 | 21 | / |
| Orifo | 80 | 10 | / |
| Erufo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Erifah | 73 | 14 | / |
| Eruifa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Yerifa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Erifat | 73 | 3 | / |
| Erifas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Herifa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ereifa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gerefo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iruifo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oraifo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oroifo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Herefo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erefou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aerifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Girifo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gairifo | 67 | 47 | / |
| Airiofo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Oraifoh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Araifou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oriefoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heriffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herefod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerifah | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Erifo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis