Igafa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Igafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Igafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Igafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Igafa is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Igafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Igafa reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Igafa is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Igafa is most prevalent in: Tanga Region, where 50 percent live. Other than Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and Spain, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hingafa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Igafe | 80 | 57 | / |
| Egafa | 80 | 22 | / |
| Igafo | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ugafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ighafi | 73 | 136 | / |
| Igoifa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ighafy | 73 | 9 | / |
| Yigofa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ighafe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Engafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ingofa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ighofa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aigafet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ingoufa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isgoufa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eshgaifa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Egofa | 60 | 46 | / |
| Ugefa | 60 | 7 | / |
| Ugofa | 60 | 5 | / |
| Egafe | 60 | 2 | / |
| Egefa | 60 | 1 | / |
| Igofo | 60 | 1 | / |
| Igoufe | 55 | 87 | / |
| Hegefa | 55 | 37 | / |
| Yigofo | 55 | 34 | / |
| Engofa | 55 | 22 | / |
| Igiefo | 55 | 1 | / |
| Gigoffi | 50 | 7 | / |
| Hengofa | 50 | 3 | / |
| Yoghofa | 50 | 1 | / |
| Aigofie | 50 | 1 | / |
| Igouffe | 50 | 1 | / |
| Aigefoh | 50 | 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
- 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 Igafa
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