Ifaniyi Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ifaniyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ifaniyi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2281:776,94234,923
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Ifaniyi (179) may also be a first name.

Ifaniyi Last Name Facts

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

Ifaniyi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Ifaniyi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ifaniyi? popularity and diffusion

Ifaniyi is the 1,079,669th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. Ifaniyi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ifaniyi reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ifaniyi is also the 681,368th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 179 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 228 people, or 1 in 776,942. In Nigeria Ifaniyi is mostly found in: Oyo, where 25 percent reside, Lagos, where 22 percent reside and Osun, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Ifaniyi is found in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ifaneyi865/
Ifaniyo864/
Ifanuyi863/
Ifaniji861/
Ifanayi861/
Aifaneyi801/
Ifeanyio801/
Ifeanyia801/
Ifonaiyi801/
Ifanye771/
Ifeanye7118/
Ifaneye7111/
Isfanoi714/
Ifeanui711/
Efanayi711/
Uifanaia671/
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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 Ifaniyi
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