Ifayemi Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ifayemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ifayemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2641:670,99531,276
England31:18,572,686338,250
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ifayemi (196) may also be a first name.

Ifayemi Last Name Facts

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

Ifayemi has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ifayemi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ifayemi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 961,438th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. The surname Ifayemi occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ifayemi live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 648,004th most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 196 people.

The surname Ifayemi is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 264 people, or 1 in 670,995. In Nigeria Ifayemi is primarily found in: Ogun, where 21 percent are found, Osun, where 21 percent are found and Lagos, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ifeyemi86247/
Ifayomi8672/
Ifiyemi8610/
Efayemi861/
Ifayema861/
Ifeyiemi801/
Ifiemi77396/
Ifeemi773/
Ifeami771/
Ifuemi771/
Ifeyomi71183/
Ifajimi7138/
Efiyemi7111/
Efhaymi7111/
Ifeamyi715/
Ifeamgi714/
Efuyemi711/
Efayema711/
Ifame6750/
Efouyemi6746/
Ifajimie671/
Ifamè671/
Oyfeyemi671/

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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 Ifayemi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis