Ilife Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Ilife Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ailof'; v. Ayliffe.

1632. William Charsley and Frances Hive: Marriage Lic. (London).

1640. Baptised — William, s. John Iliff: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1687.

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Ilife Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Ilife Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ailof'; v. Ayliffe.

1632. William Charsley and Frances Hive: Marriage Lic. (London).

1640. Baptised — William, s. John Iliff: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1687. — Katherine. d. Richard Hive: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1791. Married — Anthony Iliff and Mary Holt: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Ilife Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ilife Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ilife is found most frequently in Niger. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ilife.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilife? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Ilife is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Ilife reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Chadic Africa.

The last name Ilife is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,399,002. In Niger Ilife is mostly concentrated in: Agadez Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Niger this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 10 percent are found and Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Iliffe911,573/
Illife914/
Hilife911/
Ilif894/
Illiffe8312/
Hislife830/
Iliev8053,119/
Iliff802,168/
Ilifi80664/
Ilief8069/
Ilifa8065/
Iliew8047/
Elife8043/
Eilif807/
Ilift806/
Islif805/
Hilif802/
Iloif801/
Ailif801/
Illif801/
Ilgif801/
Hillifer7714/
Illiffee771/
Jilliffe770/
Gilliffe770/
Hilliffe770/
Haislife770/
Ilieff73249/
Ailiff73185/
Illifi73102/
Ilioff7375/
Iloefe7363/
Elifer7350/
Isleif7339/
Eliffe7324/
Giliof7322/
Illiev7320/
Ilhifi7318/
Illiff739/
Hilhif739/
Eleife735/
Jiliev735/
Yilafe734/
Gillif734/
Aylife733/
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Hilifa731/
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Elifet731/
Ailefe731/
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Elifei731/
Iliefa731/
Elifes730/
Jliffe730/
Ileffe730/
Ayliffe671,427/
Ilev67618/
Elliffe67304/
Elif67210/
Ilib6713/
Iliv6712/
Iliw6710/
Elifest6710/
Ilef679/
Illieff677/
Hailafe676/
Jlif675/
Illioff675/
Eliafey674/
Ilhefer671/
Elieffe671/
Jlliffe671/
Ilew671/
Elifech671/
Gellife671/
Easlife671/
Gilifio671/
Ailliff670/
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