Ifom Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Ifom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ifom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Ifom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ifom occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Ifom click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ifom? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Ifom live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 88 percent are found and Rivers, where 13 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gifom8916/
Iffom890/
Hiffom801/
Ifon751,010/
Ifum75239/
Ifam75125/
Ufom7577/
Efom7546/
Yfom754/
Ifham671,299/
Jifon6795/
Efome6771/
Gifon6759/
Ifame6750/
Ifong6735/
Effom6733/
Iffam6723/
Aifon6720/
Hifam676/
Yifon675/
Iffum674/
Hifon672/
Iffon671/
Ifond671/
Ifaam671/
Gefom671/
Eifon671/
Isfon671/
Isfam671/
Idfam671/

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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 Ifom
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