Ilefa Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Ilefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 58 | 1:3,054,185 | 94,504 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Ilefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ilefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ilefa is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ilefa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ilefa is the 2,091,648th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. Ilefa occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ilefa live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 3,054,185. In Nigeria Ilefa is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 74 percent reside, Yobe, where 14 percent reside and Lagos, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilefas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jilefa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iliefa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ilafa | 80 | 458 | / |
| Ilefo | 80 | 246 | / |
| Ilofa | 80 | 123 | / |
| Ilifa | 80 | 65 | / |
| Elefa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ulefa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ilefi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ujlefa | 73 | 30 | / |
| Iloffa | 73 | 20 | / |
| Ilafah | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ilhafa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jilafa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Elefas | 73 | 5 | / |
| Elefat | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jilifa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Elhefa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eleffa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ailefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elaefa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajlefa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eleufa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Életfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hilifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iliofa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ileffe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hulaefa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Elheffa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ellefai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ilhefer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Illifat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jilafay | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ilefa
- 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