Ife Surname
Approximately 2,593 people bear this surname
Ife Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,977 | 1:89,602 | 6,249 |
| England | 251 | 1:221,984 | 18,690 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| United States | 48 | 1:7,551,228 | 341,161 |
| Canada | 47 | 1:783,949 | 61,790 |
| Philippines | 33 | 1:3,067,825 | 142,207 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Mongolia | 26 | 1:108,665 | 7,123 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Mexico | 18 | 1:6,895,900 | 33,734 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 202 | 1:120,670 | 11,490 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
The alternate forms: Ifé (1) are calculated separately.
Ife (10,626) may also be a first name.
Ife Demographics
Average Ife Salary in
United States
$62,360 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ife Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ife Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ife (Arabic: ايلفي, Russian: Ифе) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Ifé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ife? popularity and diffusion
It is the 166,861st most widely held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,810,469 people. Ife occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Ife reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ife is also the 58,821st most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 10,626 people.
This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,977 people, or 1 in 89,602. In Nigeria Ife is most frequent in: Enugu, where 14 percent reside, Edo, where 10 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Ife Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ife has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Ife last name grew 124 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ife Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Ife are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
The amount Ife earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 27.67% less than the national average, earning R 171,888 per year; in United States they earn 44.52% more than the national average, earning $62,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.2% more than the national average, earning $55,248 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ifé | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ifie | 86 | 667 | / |
| Ifer | 86 | 533 | / |
| Hife | 86 | 408 | / |
| Ifeh | 86 | 358 | / |
| Eife | 86 | 243 | / |
| Ihfe | 86 | 74 | / |
| Aife | 86 | 68 | / |
| Iofe | 86 | 63 | / |
| Ifey | 86 | 50 | / |
| Ifes | 86 | 40 | / |
| Iffe | 86 | 40 | / |
| Ifet | 86 | 32 | / |
| Ifei | 86 | 23 | / |
| Gife | 86 | 18 | / |
| Ifee | 86 | 9 | / |
| Idfe | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ifed | 86 | 4 | / |
| Yife | 86 | 4 | / |
| Oife | 86 | 4 | / |
| Uife | 86 | 3 | / |
| Jife | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ifea | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ifeu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Iwfe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ifge | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ifhe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ijfe | 86 | 1 | / |
| If | 80 | 1,337 | / |
| Ioffe | 75 | 2,062 | / |
| Iyafe | 75 | 705 | / |
| Eiffe | 75 | 331 | / |
| Jifer | 75 | 206 | / |
| Ifije | 75 | 205 | / |
| Ajife | 75 | 205 | / |
| Iyefe | 75 | 203 | / |
| Yifei | 75 | 175 | / |
| Eifer | 75 | 129 | / |
| Iffie | 75 | 97 | / |
| Ejife | 75 | 78 | / |
| Giffe | 75 | 69 | / |
| Isfer | 75 | 65 | / |
| Iffer | 75 | 60 | / |
| Eifes | 75 | 59 | / |
| Hiffe | 75 | 44 | / |
| Oifer | 75 | 35 | / |
| Oifie | 75 | 31 | / |
| Iyofe | 75 | 27 | / |
| Oifeh | 75 | 26 | / |
| Ayife | 75 | 21 | / |
| Ifeha | 75 | 18 | / |
| Oyife | 75 | 14 | / |
| Aifes | 75 | 13 | / |
| Aiofe | 75 | 11 | / |
| Gifei | 75 | 10 | / |
| Hifer | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ojife | 75 | 9 | / |
| Heife | 75 | 8 | / |
| Ifieh | 75 | 8 | / |
| Aifer | 75 | 6 | / |
| Iffet | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gaife | 75 | 5 | / |
| Jifei | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ifeer | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hifey | 75 | 3 | / |
| Haife | 75 | 2 | / |
| Aifje | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ifech | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jifie | 75 | 2 | / |
| Aifie | 75 | 2 | / |
| Iffee | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jifee | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yiffe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jiffe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ifhee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iofee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hiefe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eifet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ifeih | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ifihe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ifeat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ifess | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iffed | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hifie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jifeh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yisfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Țifer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goife | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aifee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aiffe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hifed | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ifiej | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eyife | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aifed | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aifei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ijfie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hifez | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gifee | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hifes | 75 | 0 | / |
| Efe | 67 | 74,668 | / |
| Ifa | 67 | 5,380 | / |
| Afe | 67 | 5,013 | / |
| Ufe | 67 | 1,689 | / |
| Ifi | 67 | 1,247 | / |
| Gaiffe | 67 | 1,126 | / |
| Iff | 67 | 903 | / |
| Giffey | 67 | 357 | / |
| Aif | 67 | 299 | / |
| Yif | 67 | 203 | / |
| Hif | 67 | 165 | / |
| Gif | 67 | 147 | / |
| Ify | 67 | 139 | / |
| Eiffes | 67 | 126 | / |
| Haifer | 67 | 121 | / |
| Ift | 67 | 109 | / |
| Iev | 67 | 74 | / |
| Heifer | 67 | 42 | / |
| Giffei | 67 | 38 | / |
| Giffee | 67 | 30 | / |
| Heifet | 67 | 30 | / |
| Eif | 67 | 30 | / |
| Oif | 67 | 29 | / |
| Éfe | 67 | 28 | / |
| Heifez | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ief | 67 | 24 | / |
| Iof | 67 | 23 | / |
| Iew | 67 | 22 | / |
| Itf | 67 | 21 | / |
| Oiffer | 67 | 20 | / |
| Jif | 67 | 18 | / |
| Eiffer | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ifs | 67 | 15 | / |
| Uif | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ohiafe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ivf | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jfe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Haifei | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ifj | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ipf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Idf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Izf | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ifz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ihf | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jiffer | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yfe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ifp | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ifh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Isf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hiffer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ioffee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jiefei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ijf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oyifie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iwf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ehiafe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ifijhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ifá | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jiefie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huifei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heyife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hitfer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayiffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haifey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ifeije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiefie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aioffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hifeez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jifheh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Țif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haifeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eifetz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ifeach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haifed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejifie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aihufe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haiffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hishfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eifeit | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eifest | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eiffee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Haifes | 67 | 0 | / |
| Iffest | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eiffie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hipfer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hoifer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jiffee | 67 | 0 | / |
Ife Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ife in the Russian language | ||
| Ифе | ife | - |
| Ife in the Arabic language | ||
| ايلفي | aylfy | - |
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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 Ife
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