Iyafou Surname
5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon
Iyafou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iyafo | 91 | 48 | / |
| Iyafu | 91 | 10 | / |
| Ayafou | 83 | 128 | / |
| Ayafouh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iyofo | 73 | 904 | / |
| Yefou | 73 | 251 | / |
| Ijafu | 73 | 196 | / |
| Iyafa | 73 | 172 | / |
| Ayafu | 73 | 39 | / |
| Aifou | 73 | 33 | / |
| Iyefu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ayafo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Eifou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ayfou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyafouha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yefoue | 67 | 123 | / |
| Yeffou | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ayafuo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ayefou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Goifou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Heifou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aifout | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hiefou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ahiafo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Giyafa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahyafo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aifouj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eifous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaiafu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haifou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yefoué | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyapho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijifou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aifoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyofoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayaffo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayifou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayafus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iheafu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyefou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajafou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Iyafou
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