Ify Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Ify Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'nothing is as precious as a child'.
Ify Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 134 | 1:1,321,961 | 52,161 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Ify (7,122) may also be a first name.
Ify Surname Meaning
Ify Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ify Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ify occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ify? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ify is the 1,504,764th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. Ify occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ify live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ify is also the 76,738th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 7,122 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 1,321,961. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 27 percent reside, Lagos, where 14 percent reside and Delta, where 12 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and China, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ifey | 86 | 50 | / |
| Ifay | 86 | 22 | / |
| Iffy | 86 | 15 | / |
| Ifoy | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ifhy | 86 | 4 | / |
| Hify | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ijfy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jify | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gify | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ifiy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aify | 86 | 1 | / |
| Iwfy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Iefy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ifyo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ifyy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ifaya | 75 | 117 | / |
| Jiffy | 75 | 19 | / |
| Haify | 75 | 14 | / |
| Giffy | 75 | 6 | / |
| Hifey | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ifahy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Aifay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ijfyp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ivwfy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Idfyp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ifa | 67 | 5,380 | / |
| Ife | 67 | 2,593 | / |
| Ifi | 67 | 1,247 | / |
| Giffey | 67 | 357 | / |
| Ufy | 67 | 22 | / |
| Efy | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ifj | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yfy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jfy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ifá | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haifiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ifé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gifaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haifey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huifoy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - 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 Ify
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