Ijafa Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Ijafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
Ijafa (22) may also be a first name.
Ijafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ijafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ijafa is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ijafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,307,654th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Ijafa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Ijafa live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ijafa is also the 2,301,746th most common forename internationally. It is borne by 22 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 100 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Ijafa occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 43 percent are found.
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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 Ijafa
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