Ifaloye Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ifaloye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ifaloye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
England41:13,929,515290,718
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Ifaloye (11) may also be a first name.

Ifaloye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ifaloye occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ifaloye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,237,939th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Ifaloye reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ifaloye is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 11 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Osun, where 62 percent are found, Lagos, where 24 percent are found and Oyo, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Ifaloye occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent are found and Benin, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ifaleye8662/
Ifeloye864/
Ifalaye864/
Ifaluye861/
Ifalou774/
Ifalae771/
Ifaluyi71448/
Efalaye718/
Ifelaye713/
Ifalaya711/
Ifeleye711/
Ifealayo671/
Efalou629/
Efalue628/
Efalay627/
Ifalau621/
Efaloa621/
Ifelayo5767/
Effalie5733/
Ifelojo579/
Ifalaju575/
Ifelaje573/
Ifalaja573/
Ifelaya571/
Ifoullous504/
Eafalouis501/

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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 Ifaloye
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