Ifama Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ifama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ifama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Ifama (27) may also be a first name.

Ifama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ifama is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ifama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ifama is the 3,228,735th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Ifama are found; 57 percent are found in Central Africa and 57 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ifama is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous forename worldwide, held by 27 people.

The last name Ifama is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Aside from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ifeama9170/
Aifama916/
Ifaima911/
Ifeamah8333/
Aifamas8324/
Ifamaya834/
Ifaamah831/
Ifoma80617/
Ifami80118/
Ifema8089/
Ifamo8056/
Efama8052/
Ifame8050/
Ufama801/
Ifamè801/
Ifamy801/
Ifeema7362/
Ifamou7329/
Ifomah7319/
Ifahmi7317/
Efatma7311/
Hifamo739/
Ifoema736/
Aifema736/
Ifuoma735/
Ifouma732/
Ifemah732/
Ifeami731/
Ayfama731/
Iffoma731/
Ifeame731/
Effama731/
Hufama731/
Efamah731/
Efamoa731/
Gaifami6725/
Ifeamgi674/
Upfamma671/
Aifahmi671/

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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 Ifama
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