Ifanyi Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ifanyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ifanyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2661:665,95031,085
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ifanyi (1,093) may also be a first name.

Ifanyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ifanyi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ifanyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ifanyi is the 966,131st most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ifanyi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 241,398th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 1,093 people.

The surname Ifanyi is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 266 people, or 1 in 665,950. In Nigeria Ifanyi is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 12 percent are found, Rivers, where 11 percent are found and Kogi, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Ifanyi is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 0 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ifaanyi924/
Ifaunyi921/
Ifani91656/
Ifany9112/
Ihfani8374/
Ifeany8350/
Ifanny8322/
Efanyi8315/
Ifaani8311/
Ifangi8311/
Ifaini833/
Ifanio831/
Ivfani831/
Hifani831/
Ifanhi831/
Gifany831/
Haifani7740/
Giofany7717/
Ifahani7711/
Ifeanyo778/
Gifanny778/
Isfanoi774/
Isfanny773/
Ifangni772/
Giffany772/
Ifeanui771/
Aiffani771/
Ifeunyi771/
Ifana73860/
Efani73178/
Ifoni73153/
Efany7315/
Ifane731/
Isfahani71928/
Isfahany7114/
Giofanny719/
Isfhaany711/
Uifanaia711/
Ifongi67684/
Yffany6715/
Efanio679/
Iffana676/
Ifange676/
Effany675/
Efangi675/
Efanni675/
Jifana675/
Gifony674/
Ifaina674/
Aifana673/
Ifanna673/
Ifaana672/
Gifane672/
Efaani672/
Ihfana671/
Hifana671/
Efhany671/
Epfani671/
Jfaney671/
Efanny671/
Iffane671/
Ifouni671/
Efanai671/
Aifane671/
Ifeane671/

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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
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  • 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 Ifanyi
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