Ifayi Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ifayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ifayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Ifayi (20) may also be a first name.

Ifayi Last Name Facts

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

Ifayi occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Ifayi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ifayi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ifayi live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ifayi is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 20 people.

The last name Ifayi is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Ifayi is most common in: Kogi, where 31 percent reside, Ondo, where 23 percent reside and Rivers, where 23 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and Senegal, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aifayi911/
Ifai8943/
Ifay8922/
Ifeauyi831/
Ifaye80241/
Ifaya80117/
Ifeyi80106/
Hifai8041/
Aifai8032/
Isfai8011/
Ifoyi8010/
Ifahy803/
Gifai802/
Ifaji802/
Iffai802/
Ifayo802/
Eifai802/
Yifai801/
Aifay801/
Efayi801/
Ifaia801/
Haifai73522/
Isfaya7318/
Eifaid736/
Isfaid735/
Ajfayi735/
Aifaij733/
Ifayaz732/
Ifeyie731/
Jifaie731/
Yofayi731/
Gifaya731/
Jifaji731/
Ifaiyo731/
Gifaie731/
Ifie67667/
Efai67453/
Ifui6758/
Ufai6755/
Ifey6750/
Ifei6723/
Ifij6713/
Ifae6710/
Ifaj6710/
Jiefaie679/
Ifaa678/
Hifayat678/
Ifoy675/
Ifea672/
Ifau672/
Aifayez671/
Ifye671/
Yfay671/
Effayhi671/
Efay671/
Isffaya671/
Gifayah671/

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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 Ifayi
  • 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