Ifuwa Surname

297,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ifuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ifuwa 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
DR Congo1,2311:60,0167,159
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490

Ifuwa (34) may also be a first name.

Ifuwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ifuwa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ifuwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 297,841st most numerous last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,697,847 people. Ifuwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ifuwa live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ifuwa is also the 1,775,424th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 34 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,231 people, or 1 in 60,016. Besides The DR Congo this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

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
Aifuwa912,485/
Ifeuwa912/
Eifuwa911/
Ifuway911/
Ifeuwha831/
Ifuwe80327/
Efuwa8075/
Ifuba8051/
Ufuwa803/
Ufuwai7339/
Ufuwah736/
Ifuweh733/
Ifuuba732/
Hifuba731/
Aifuwo731/
Efeuwa731/
Ifubah731/
Ufuwwah6711/
Hifuwit673/
Aifuwee671/
Aifuiva671/
Jifauwi671/
Ifuweih671/
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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 Ifuwa
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