Itefe Surname

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

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Itefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Itefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Itefe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Itefe is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Itefe.

How Common Is The Last Name Itefe? popularity and diffusion

Itefe is the 4,427,875th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Itefe live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 74 percent reside, Ogun, where 21 percent reside and Lagos, where 5 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Itefe is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Itefeh912/
Istefe911/
Itiefe911/
Itofe80280/
Etefe80213/
Itefa80127/
Itafe8059/
Ištef8018/
Iteev805/
Iteeb801/
Utefe801/
Etiefe73156/
Etaefe7330/
Ithafe7325/
Estefe7323/
Eteffe7317/
Isteev7313/
Hiteev7311/
Hitafe739/
Aiteev737/
Iteffa736/
Isteif733/
Istefi732/
Etefie732/
Itefaa731/
Yitefa731/
Ittefa731/
Itafee731/
Itieff731/
Estefes671,220/
Esteffe67154/
Itev6747/
Estefez6734/
Estefer6716/
Itew6710/
Etieffe678/
Iteb678/
Ishteev677/
Istifer676/
Ettefie673/
Etef673/
Ytef672/
Itjf671/
Ystefer671/
Yitofeh671/
Etiefeh671/
Esteefe671/

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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 Itefe
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