Hifu Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Hifu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Hifu (26) may also be a first name.
Hifu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hifu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hifu is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hifu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 84 percent of Hifu reside; 84 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 84 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Hifu is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 26 people.
It is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 214,572. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 68 percent reside, Chimbu, where 21 percent reside and National Capital District, where 11 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside and Egypt, where 2 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 Hifu
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