Ifer Surname

586,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Ifer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ifer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4201:421,76821,856
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Ifer (131) may also be a first name.

Ifer Last Name Facts

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

Ifer is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ifer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ifer is the 586,691st most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,672,694 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Ifer live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 811,108th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 131 people.

The last name Ifer is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 420 people, or 1 in 421,768. In Nigeria Ifer is most common in: Benue, where 85 percent live, Nasarawa, where 10 percent live and Taraba, where 4 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 5 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

Ifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ifer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ifer last name increased 130 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ifer Last Name Statistics demography

Ifer earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 120.94% more than the national average, earning $95,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ifere892,693/
Iferd89236/
Jifer89206/
Ifert89178/
Eifer89129/
Isfer8965/
Iffer8960/
Oifer8935/
Hifer899/
Aifer896/
Gifer894/
Ifeer894/
Iefer891/
Ifier891/
Iofer891/
Țifer891/
Ife862,593/
Eifert804,825/
Iffert80648/
Haifer80121/
Heifer8042/
Eiferd8027/
Oiffer8020/
Hiefer8019/
Eiffer8015/
Aifert8013/
Gaifer809/
Jiffer806/
Hiffer804/
Hifert801/
Hitfer801/
Iffere801/
Jiefer801/
Aiferd801/
Gifeer801/
Giffer800/
Hipfer800/
Hoifer800/
Ufer753,620/
Ifie75667/
Hife75408/
Ifeh75358/
Eife75243/
Efer75103/
Ihfe7574/
Aife7568/
Iofe7563/
Ifey7550/
Ifes7540/
Iffe7540/
Ifet7532/
Ifre7531/
Ifei7523/
Gife7518/
Jfer7516/
Ifee759/
Idfe756/
Ifed754/
Yife754/
Oife754/
Uife753/
Jife753/
Ifea752/
Ifir752/
Ifeu751/
Iwfe751/
Ifge751/
Ifhe751/
Ijfe751/
Eiffert73979/
Giffear7349/
Heiffer7321/
Heifert7315/
Iferova739/
Hheifer733/
Eiferth732/
Hiffert731/
Uipfert731/
Jgiffer731/
Gaiffer731/
Hieffer730/
Hioffer730/
Haiffer730/
Heiferd730/
Ioffe672,062/
Hefer671,938/
Efere671,166/
Ayfer67601/
Hufer67563/
Effer67495/
Uffer67356/
Eiffe67331/
Ifije67205/
Yifei67175/
Efeer6798/
Iffie6797/
Esfer6771/
Giffe6769/
Ifire6768/
Eifes6759/
Etfer6759/
Gefer6754/
Hiffe6744/
Efert6743/
Eufer6733/
Oifie6731/
Häfer6731/
Oifeh6726/
Ufier6721/
Aifre6720/
Ifeha6718/
Ipher6715/
Eyfer6714/
Aifes6713/
Gifei6710/
Aifir6710/
Heife678/
Uefer678/
Ifieh678/
Hifir677/
Jifir675/
Iffet675/
Ifreh675/
Gaife675/
Héfer675/
Jifei674/
Eiferova674/
Hifey673/
Ajfer672/
Efeir672/
Haife672/
Aifje672/
Ifech672/
Jifie672/
Aifie672/
Yofer672/
Eifir672/
Iffee672/
Jifre672/
Jifee672/
Yiffe672/
Jiffe671/
Hyfer671/
Ifhee671/
Iofee671/
Hiefe671/
Ewfer671/
Aiferova671/
Yifre671/
Eifet671/
Efier671/
Ifeih671/
Ifihe671/
Ifeat671/
Hüfer671/
Ifess671/
Iffed671/
Hifie671/
Jifeh671/
Yisfe671/
Éffer671/
Țifir671/
Goife671/
Aifee671/
Aiffe671/
Haiffeur671/
Hifed671/
Ifiej671/
Jferh671/
Aifed671/
Aifei671/
Edfer671/
Jffer671/
Ijfie671/
Hifez671/
Upfer670/
Gifee670/
Jfert670/
Hifes670/
Eferd670/
Jfear670/

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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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  • 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 Ifer
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