Inifa Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Inifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Inifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Inifa (37) may also be a first name.

Inifa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Inifa (Hindi: इनीफा) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Inifa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Inifa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Inifa are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Inifa is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 37 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Inifa exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 25 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ineifa917/
Inifas911/
Inifaa911/
Iniefa911/
Jiniofa8317/
Isnaifa834/
Hiniffa831/
Inaifat831/
Innifaz831/
Innifay831/
Unifa8025/
Inife8010/
Enifa809/
Jnifa808/
Inifi807/
Inifo806/
Inefa803/
Inufa801/
Ineife73161/
Unifah73126/
Inifie73109/
Enifah7345/
Henifa7343/
Inifer7313/
Unoifa7310/
Inaife7310/
Genifa736/
Unnifa734/
Unaifa734/
Inifey731/
Eunifa731/
Enifat731/
Ingefa731/
Innifi731/
Innefa731/
Hunifa731/
Emnifa731/
Iniefe731/
Innipha6711/
Iniefie677/
Hunaifa676/
Unaifah675/
Huniffa672/
Jinifer672/
Genifea671/
Genifai671/
Uinaifo671/
Inaifid671/
Inifiss671/
Innaife671/
Inefaha671/
Jinnife671/

Inifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Inifa in the Hindi language
इनीफाinipha-

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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 Inifa
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