Ifun Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ifun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ifun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Ifun (23) may also be a first name.

Ifun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ifun occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ifun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Ifun occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Ifun live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 23 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Ifun is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 67 percent are found, Benue, where 17 percent are found and Taraba, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Ifun exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 30 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ifung89343/
Ifund8941/
Ifune8939/
Yifun8923/
Gifun8922/
Aifun895/
Ifutin80146/
Aifoun8024/
Iffoun8011/
Ifaung804/
Hifung804/
Yifund801/
Jifoun801/
Ifound801/
Haifun801/
Gifoun801/
Aifung801/
Ifon751,010/
Ifum75239/
Efun75126/
Ufun7511/
Hoifung734/
Aifoune732/
Aaifoun732/
Yiffune731/
Hifoune731/
Ifhutin731/
Jitfung731/
Efune67104/
Jifon6795/
Aifon6720/
Efung6716/
Hefun6715/
Efoun676/
Yifon675/
Iffum674/
Ayfun674/
Efunc673/
Efeun672/
Hifon672/
Ufuun671/
Iffon671/
Efund671/
Eifon671/
Iphun671/
Aiffoune671/

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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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  • 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 Ifun
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