Iyefa Surname

726,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Iyefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3831:192,89719,402
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Iyefa (48) may also be a first name.

Iyefa Last Name Facts

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

Iyefa is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyefa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 726,304th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 18,218,865 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Iyefa reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Iyefa is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 48 people.

The last name Iyefa is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 383 people, or 1 in 192,897. Outside of The DR Congo Iyefa occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyefaa9132/
Yefa89387/
Iefa8921/
Ijiyefa8329/
Iyefe80203/
Iyafa80172/
Yeffa80155/
Ieffa8049/
Yefai8035/
Ayefa8025/
Iyofa8015/
Aiefa803/
Yepfa802/
Oyefa801/
Iyefi801/
Eyefa801/
Eyeffa7314/
Owiefa7311/
Jieafa738/
Oiyofa734/
Giyafa732/
Oyefga732/
Yeyefa731/
Eyefai731/
Ejiefa731/
Yefaya731/
Jayefa731/
Iyepha731/
Hijefa731/
Ojiefa731/
Ayeefa731/
Aifa672,974/
Yefi67853/
Yefe67258/
Oifa67148/
Ayfa6749/
Aefa6717/
Uifa678/
Eyfa677/
Eifa677/
Yefo677/
Eafa675/
Iefi673/
Ayefaha672/
Eefa672/
Ifea672/
Eyefa'a671/
Oyfa671/
Ejfa671/
Uyfa671/
Ayefahe671/
Ojiefha671/
Yefy671/
Eufa671/
Iefy671/
Ijfa671/

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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 Iyefa
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