Ijafiya Surname
661,581st
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 454 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Ijafiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 454 | 1:390,182 | 20,575 |
Ijafiya (246) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ijaifiya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ijiafiya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Jafiya | 92 | 353 | / |
| Jadfiya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ichafiya | 80 | 11 | / |
| Jofiya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Jafoya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yafiya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jafaia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jafiye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafeia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafija | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jafayat | 71 | 16 | / |
| Ichchafiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jafai | 67 | 638 | / |
| Jafei | 67 | 238 | / |
| Jafae | 67 | 73 | / |
| Jafay | 67 | 22 | / |
| Jafau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Isofiyah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jafaa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jafie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jafui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jafea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iafij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iafei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iafau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafaj | 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
- 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 Ijafiya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis