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 found most in Nigeria. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ifer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 586,691st most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 13,672,694 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Ifer reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 811,108th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, borne by 131 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 420 people, or 1 in 421,768. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 85 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 10 percent reside and Taraba, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Ifer exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 5 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Ifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ifer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ifer surname grew 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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  • 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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