Ifemena Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ifemena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ifemena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ifemena (14) may also be a first name.

Ifemena Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ifemena is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ifemena click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ifemena? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,718,172nd most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ifemena live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held forename in the world, held by 14 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bauchi, where 41 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 24 percent reside and Enugu, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Efemena86428/
Ifemeni8673/
Ifemene8635/
Ifemana861/
Efemenga801/
Effemenga751/
Efemona7198/
Efemeni7123/
Efemana714/
Efemene713/
Efemina713/
Efemieni671/
Eufemeano631/
Efemini571,031/
Efimina5755/
Efemine5733/
Efymyna5711/
Efimeno574/
Efymeno571/
Ufimina571/
Eufemini531/
Efeemini531/
Effemini531/

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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 Ifemena
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