Ifesi Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ifesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ifesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria551:3,220,77797,902
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ifesi (48) may also be a first name.

Ifesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ifesi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ifesi.

How Common Is The Last Name Ifesi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,436,415th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Ifesi live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 48 people.

Ifesi is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 3,220,777. In Nigeria Ifesi is primarily found in: Enugu, where 44 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 35 percent are found and Abia, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ifesie9175/
Ifesieh8330/
Ifeji80650/
Efesi80134/
Ifese8027/
Ifegi8014/
Ifisi805/
Ifezi802/
Ifeci801/
Efeisi7353/
Ifezie7334/
Ifeazi7321/
Ifaisi7310/
Oifisi737/
Effesi736/
Hifisi732/
Oifeji731/
Ifijei731/
Ifeije731/
Aifeseh679/
Ifeijeh673/

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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 Ifesi
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