Ifu Surname

325,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,145 people bear this surname

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

Ifu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ifu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6251:283,42816,002
DR Congo2261:326,90129,253
Indonesia1921:688,79853,601
Papua New Guinea921:88,62711,768
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ifu (230) may also be a first name.

Ifu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ifu (Russian: Ифу) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ifu.

How Common Is The Last Name Ifu? popularity and diffusion

Ifu is the 325,054th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,364,669 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Ifu are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ifu is also the 591,855th most frequently used first name globally, held by 230 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 625 people, or 1 in 283,428. In Nigeria Ifu is most numerous in: Taraba, where 40 percent are found, Cross River, where 33 percent are found and Benue, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Indonesia, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gifu86266/
Ifou8671/
Ifui8658/
Ifut8655/
Hifu8645/
Iffu8644/
Aifu8637/
Eifu8625/
Yifu8620/
Jifu8620/
Ijfu862/
Ifhu862/
Ifau862/
Isfu862/
Iofu861/
Itfu861/
Ifeu861/
Oifu861/
Ivfu861/
Izfu861/
Ifuu861/
Ifgu861/
Țifui75118/
Giffu7571/
Aifou7533/
Iffou7520/
Jiefu7514/
Haifu7510/
Hoifu757/
Eifus755/
Aifuz754/
Eifou753/
Ifeue752/
Huifu752/
Aifut752/
Isfou752/
Ijvfu751/
Ifhux751/
Iffut751/
Ifouh751/
Ifusp751/
Yifou751/
Jifuh751/
Ifoud751/
Jifou751/
Gifeu751/
Isfau751/
Gifou751/
Efu671,582/
Ufu67114/
Issfou6754/
Jfu6713/
Goifou6710/
Heifou678/
Yfu677/
Aifuch676/
Aifout674/
Hiefou673/
Hifoud672/
Haifau672/
Haifus672/
Hifouz672/
Aifeuz671/
Gipfui671/
Hifout671/
Yiffou671/
Haifou671/
Haifud671/
Eifous671/
Aifeus671/
Aifouj671/
Aifoud671/

Ifu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ifu in the Russian language
Ифуifu-

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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 Ifu
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