Izehi Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Izehi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Izehi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2751:644,15530,300
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Canada31:12,281,864364,614

Izehi (380) may also be a first name.

Izehi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Izehi is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Izehi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 926,175th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 25,570,337 people. The surname Izehi occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Izehi reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 444,827th most widely held given name internationally, held by 380 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 275 people, or 1 in 644,155. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Edo, where 72 percent are found, Lagos, where 7 percent are found and Delta, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aizehi9115/
Izaehie832/
Ezehi80175/
Izahi8015/
Izihi807/
Izehe801/
Icehi801/
Eziehi7353/
Uzoehi735/
Ezehai735/
Idzahi735/
Izeaeh733/
Ichehi733/
Ezehie733/
Ezeehi732/
Hizahi731/
Eczehi731/
Ezeahi731/
Huizaei67109/
Eziehie674/
Izeu672/
Izji671/
Uzoehie671/

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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 Izehi
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