Ifunya Surname

622,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ifunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ifunya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4891:108,26510,505
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ifunya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ifunya is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ifunya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 622,538th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 14,782,040 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ifunya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 489 people, or 1 in 108,265. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 58 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 26 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ifunia8321/
Efunya836/
Ifonya831/
Efunyo6710/
Efunia675/
Efonya674/
Efunja671/
Yifounjou531/
Yifoumnjou501/
Efonja501/

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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 Ifunya
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