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
Istifanus occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Istifanus? popularity and diffusion
The surname Istifanus is the 43,019th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 602,277 people. This last name is mostly found 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 common first name world-wide, borne by 18,047 people.
It is most numerous 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. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common 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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