Ifaya Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

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

Ifaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ifaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ifaya (11) may also be a first name.

Ifaya Last Name Facts

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

Ifaya occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ifaya? popularity and diffusion

Ifaya is the 1,683,218th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ifaya are found; 88 percent are found in Central Africa and 88 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Ifaya is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 717,277. Without taking into account The DR Congo Ifaya is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Isfaya9118/
Ifayaz912/
Gifaya911/
Ifay8922/
Ifaa898/
Hifayat838/
Gifayah831/
Isffaya831/
Ifaye80241/
Ufaya8036/
Efaya8036/
Ifiya8024/
Ifayi8015/
Aifaa8013/
Ifoya804/
Ifahy803/
Ifeya802/
Ifayo802/
Ifuya801/
Jifaa801/
Aifay801/
Ifaia801/
Ifa755,380/
Ify75139/
Ivayah73101/
Haifaa7315/
Hifaja734/
Hufaya732/
Hifoya732/
Isfeya731/
Hefaya731/
Eifaja731/
Aifayi731/
Ifaiyo731/
Yofaya731/
Gefaya731/
Gifiya731/
Gifuya731/
Aifiya731/
Oifiya731/
Yfahya731/
Aifa672,974/
Yifa671,525/
Hifa67291/
Iffa67228/
Oifa67148/
Ifey6750/
Ifai6743/
Efaa6742/
Jifa6735/
Iefa6721/
Ihfa6720/
Iffy6715/
Ifaj6710/
Ifae6710/
Uifa678/
Eifa677/
Ifoy675/
Ifhy674/
Hefayad674/
Hify673/
Ifau672/
Ifea672/
Ipfa672/
Gify671/
Jify671/
Iphayad671/
Ijfy671/
Aifayez671/
Ifeauyi671/
Ifiy671/
Aify671/
Efay671/
Yfay671/
Iwfa671/
Iwfy671/
Iefy671/
Ifye671/
Ifyo671/
Ifyy671/
Ijfa671/

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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 Ifaya
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