Ifima Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ifima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ifima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ifima (19) may also be a first name.

Ifima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ifima occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ifima? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Ifima live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 19 people.

The surname Ifima is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 1,919,202. In Niger Ifima is primarily found in: Tillabéri Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Niger Ifima exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ifioma913/
Ifaima911/
Ifimau911/
Eiffima8311/
Ifema8089/
Ifuma8055/
Efima8029/
Ufima801/
Ifimo801/
Ifiemi73396/
Ifeama7370/
Ifeema7362/
Iffimi7321/
Ifieme7318/
Ifimei737/
Efimoa737/
Aifema736/
Hufima732/
Ifemah732/
Aifuma732/
Effima732/
Aifimi732/
Ifiemo731/
Ifuime731/
Ifiome731/
Ifimie731/
Jifimi731/
Ifeamah6733/
Ifimych672/
Effioma672/
Aifimeh671/
Ifiemoh671/
Hufimah671/
Ifimets671/

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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 Ifima
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