Ifara Surname

611,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ifara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ifara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2751:644,15530,300
DR Congo2261:326,90129,253
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Ifara (126) may also be a first name.

Ifara Last Name Facts

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

Ifara (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﺮﺍ, Hindi: इफरा) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ifara? popularity and diffusion

It is the 611,703rd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 14,430,784 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ifara reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ifara is also the 829,183rd most frequently held first name globally It is held by 126 people.

The last name Ifara is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 275 people, or 1 in 644,155. In Nigeria Ifara is most common in: Cross River, where 66 percent live, Lagos, where 13 percent live and Plateau, where 8 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 45 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jifara911,940/
Yifara9162/
Ifarad9117/
Ifaraj9114/
Hifara919/
Isfara919/
Ifhara918/
Gifara914/
Ifarat913/
Ifarah912/
Ifaara911/
Ifaraz911/
Ifaera911/
Iefara911/
Ifarait831/
Hifaroa831/
Hifaraj831/
Jiffara831/
Isfarah831/
Iffarah831/
Efara80256/
Ifari8083/
Ufara8027/
Ifera8018/
Ifare804/
Jfara804/
Ifora803/
Ifary802/
Ifaro801/
Isfarhat771/
Iffarath771/
Giffhara770/
Gifari735,175/
Jifare731,934/
Gifary731,576/
Gifare73361/
Hufara73136/
Ifaret7363/
Ivarah7338/
Ifaroj7334/
Ifaroh7329/
Effara7315/
Esfara7313/
Hifari7311/
Ifasri736/
Aifaro735/
Ufaira734/
Gifaro734/
Jifaro734/
Iforai733/
Aifari733/
Gefara733/
Efaras732/
Ifarid732/
Iphara732/
Efaray732/
Ifarit732/
Ifaros731/
Iffari731/
Ifgaro731/
Efarad731/
Efaraj731/
Efaara731/
Isfari731/
Ihfari731/
Jfaira731/
Jifari731/
Hefara731/
Isfaro731/
Jyfara731/
Ajfara731/
Jifera731/
Ifhari731/
Iffarieha711/
Ifourah67367/
Giffari67331/
Ghifary67153/
Giffary6791/
Ufairah6760/
Ipharat6760/
Gifhari6757/
Effarah6728/
Eiffari6713/
Gifarro6710/
Jifarie679/
Effarad675/
Eifaroj674/
Iforaha673/
Giffaro672/
Hifarid671/
Haifari671/
Idfarhi671/
Ifaritt671/
Isfareh671/
Yofaray671/
Gifaari671/
Gifaree671/
Giffora671/
Gaifaro671/
Effarat671/
Eiffary671/
Idfares671/
Ifatres671/
Isfariz671/
Heffara670/

Ifara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ifara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻓﺮﺍafra-
Ifara in the Hindi language
इफराiphara-

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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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  • 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 Ifara
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