Istifanus Surname
Approximately 12,100 people bear this surname
Istifanus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12,089 | 1:14,653 | 1,446 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Istifanus (18,047) may also be a first name.
Istifanus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Istifanus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Istifanus is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Istifanus? popularity and diffusion
The last name Istifanus is the 43,019th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 602,277 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Istifanus reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 40,758th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 18,047 people.
The last name Istifanus is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 12,089 people, or 1 in 14,653. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 18 percent live, Bauchi, where 17 percent live and Plateau, where 15 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Histifanus | 95 | 12 | / |
| Istisfanus | 95 | 11 | / |
| Istifanous | 95 | 10 | / |
| Istifainus | 95 | 3 | / |
| Isttifanus | 95 | 3 | / |
| Itstifanus | 95 | 2 | / |
| Istifanaus | 95 | 1 | / |
| Istifannus | 95 | 1 | / |
| Isthifanus | 95 | 1 | / |
| Istifanu | 94 | 90 | / |
| Itifanus | 94 | 3 | / |
| Estifanus | 89 | 66 | / |
| Istefanus | 89 | 33 | / |
| Istifanos | 89 | 22 | / |
| Istyfanus | 89 | 17 | / |
| Istufanus | 89 | 17 | / |
| Istifonus | 89 | 1 | / |
| Istifainu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ihtifanus | 89 | 1 | / |
| Istifanou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Istifenus | 89 | 1 | / |
| Istiphanus | 84 | 179 | / |
| Estifanous | 84 | 9 | / |
| Eastifanus | 84 | 1 | / |
| Istifanosh | 84 | 1 | / |
| Istefanous | 84 | 1 | / |
| Istifasnau | 84 | 1 | / |
| Estifanu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Istefanu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Isthiphanus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Histiphanus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Estifanos | 78 | 60,527 | / |
| Estefanus | 78 | 57 | / |
| Istefanos | 78 | 19 | / |
| Estyfanus | 78 | 2 | / |
| Estefanous | 74 | 18 | / |
| Istephanus | 74 | 15 | / |
| Estiphanus | 74 | 3 | / |
| Isteefanos | 74 | 2 | / |
| Istiphanos | 74 | 2 | / |
| Esthefanus | 74 | 1 | / |
| Estifannos | 74 | 1 | / |
| Eistefanos | 74 | 1 | / |
| Istiphonus | 74 | 1 | / |
| Estefanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Istephanous | 70 | 5 | / |
| Estefanos | 67 | 295 | / |
| Extefanus | 67 | 27 | / |
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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
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- 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 Istifanus
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