Ifeka Surname

363,374th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 994 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ifeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ifeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4911:360,78019,368
DR Congo4721:156,52516,251
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Ifeka (160) may also be a first name.

Ifeka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ifeka is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ifeka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 363,374th most frequent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 7,331,535 people. Ifeka occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ifeka are found; 49 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ifeka is also the 725,185th most prevalent forename internationally, held by 160 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 491 people, or 1 in 360,780. In Nigeria Ifeka is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 22 percent live, Enugu, where 22 percent live and Abia, where 11 percent live. Besides Nigeria Ifeka is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 47 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Ifeka Last Name Statistics demography

Ifeka earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ifeaka91244/
Ifejka912/
Ifeika911/
Ifekaya832/
Ifaka80584/
Ifeko80537/
Efeka80313/
Ifeke8071/
Ifika8062/
Ifoka8028/
Ifjka801/
Ifeako7336/
Ifaaka7328/
Efeaka7317/
Ifakah7317/
Ifekou739/
Ifaeko737/
Ifeake733/
Ifaika733/
Efeuka731/
Eifeke731/
Efekea731/
Ifieke731/
Ifekee731/
Efekka731/
Ifeski731/
Ifieki731/
Iffaka731/
Hifikah6724/
Haifeke6711/
Isfikah676/
Ifeijke673/
Heifeca672/
Ifeakhe671/
Eifekou671/

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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 Ifeka
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