Ifem Surname

823,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ifem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ifem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3301:536,79626,334
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250

Ifem (67) may also be a first name.

Ifem Last Name Facts

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

Ifem is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ifem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 823,466th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,624,765 people. The surname Ifem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ifem are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ifem is also the 1,191,548th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 67 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 330 people, or 1 in 536,796. In Nigeria Ifem is most frequent in: Delta, where 29 percent are found, Lagos, where 24 percent are found and Enugu, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Ifem exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ifeme89655/
Ifiem893/
Gaifem8027/
Uiffem801/
Ifeeme801/
Aifemm801/
Ifeame801/
Efem75645/
Ifen7551/
Ufem7528/
Ifim7518/
Yfem751/
Ifym751/
Ufiem67735/
Effem67276/
Efeme67113/
Isfen6759/
Efgem6739/
Ifeng6738/
Aifen6712/
Gifim6711/
Efiem679/
Yifim678/
Jifen676/
Iffen676/
Yifen676/
Hifne674/
Ifaim673/
Gifen672/
Efemk671/
Eifen671/
Ifien671/
Ifaen671/
Uffem671/
Ufeim671/
Hifen671/

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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 Ifem
  • 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