Ifenu Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ifenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ifenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855

Ifenu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ifenu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ifenu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ifenu is the 3,185,033rd most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Ifenu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Ifenu reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria Ifenu is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 39 percent live, Rivers, where 35 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 39 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ifengu91116/
Ifenou9110/
Ifienu912/
Ifoenu911/
Ifenus911/
Ifeanu911/
Ifenouh831/
Ifeanui831/
Ifeagnu831/
Ifeangu831/
Efenu80198/
Ifonu8013/
Ifanu807/
Ifionu73605/
Efeunu73211/
Efengu7341/
Ifinau7316/
Efenus738/
Ifinou732/
Effenu731/
Ifonou731/
Jifanu731/
Eafenu731/
Eifenhuth711/
Efeanus678/
Effeunu676/
Aifanou673/
Ayfeunu671/
Ifiongu671/
Hiffenhaus671/
Aifannou6230/
Efanu6010/
Efonu609/
Ufanu602/
Ufinu601/
Aiffannou571/
Hefonu5512/
Ephenu552/
Yfanou551/
Efionu551/
Ephenus5096/
Jiphanu504/
Efahnui501/
Hefanou501/
Effionu501/

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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 Ifenu
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