Neife Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Neife Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Neife Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1061:1,671,15861,739
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Neife (423) may also be a first name.

Neife Last Name Facts

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

Neife occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Neife? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,385,851st most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Neife reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Neife is also the 417,739th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 423 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 1,671,158. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Enugu, where 82 percent reside, Niger, where 8 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 21 percent reside and Argentina, where 9 percent reside.

Neife Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Neife has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Neife surname decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neifer91624/
Neiffe9118/
Nneife917/
Neidfe911/
Neifey910/
Neif89246/
Nefe89217/
Nife8956/
Neiffer83308/
Naife8012,596/
Nefes80941/
Neffe80549/
Neiff80428/
Neefe80383/
Nifer80173/
Nefer80125/
Neiev80124/
Nefed80123/
Naefe8099/
Nefei8058/
Nefej8021/
Noefe8020/
Nefeh8018/
Niffe8016/
Nyefe8014/
Hneif8014/
Nefea8013/
Neifa8013/
Nefez8011/
Neifi8010/
Hnife808/
Neift807/
Ngefe806/
Nefie802/
Gnife802/
Niofe802/
Nejif802/
Nhefe801/
Nifed801/
Nefey801/
Neyfe801/
Nifet801/
Gnefe801/
Nezfe801/
Neief801/
Neifs800/
Neidffer771/
Nef752,839/
Nif7588/
Naifeh73589/
Neufer73401/
Nefesh73385/
Nnaife7396/
Neafie7354/
Gneffe7354/
Neihof7341/
Nepfer7333/
Nisfea7327/
Neiufi7325/
Naifer7319/
Nisfer7319/
Niefej7319/
Niffer7317/
Neffer7310/
Nejifi739/
Neyfer734/
Neffie734/
Neafey733/
Negiev732/
Nefees732/
Nyiafe732/
Neieva731/
Nedfed731/
Nefeïh731/
Neffea731/
Neyfeh731/
Neyifi731/
Noifea731/
Nuifer731/
Nešfet731/
Neffed731/
Neffez731/
Netfey731/
Ngifeh731/
Ngiffe731/
N'Nefe731/
Nitfer731/
Nnefeh731/
Nyefeh731/
H'Neif731/
Nnifea731/
Najefe731/
Naiffe731/
Nayefe731/
Neafer730/
Nephie730/
Neufie730/
Nefess730/
Gnefet730/
Neefer730/
Neffey730/
Neff6742,513/
Naif6710,574/
Neef675,845/
Neeb674,208/
Naef674,081/
Nafe673,064/
Neuffer671,555/
Nifa671,453/
Neft67724/
Nief67554/
Nefs67391/
Neuf67348/
Neib67321/
Nefi67310/
Neihoff67302/
Nehf67253/
Nefa67179/
Nepf67162/
Näfe67131/
Neaf67116/
Neew67109/
Nifi6795/
Neev6772/
Hnif6769/
Niof6756/
Nayefeh6741/
Nisf6732/
Niff6721/
Neaffer6720/
Neiw6719/
Nesf6714/
Nitf6711/
Nhef6711/
Ngef6710/
Neiv677/
Nefeová674/
Neyf673/
Nift673/
Noef673/
Nidffer672/
Nefh672/
Nihf672/
Nefy672/
Nhif672/
Nifs672/
Noif672/
Naiefeh671/
Naiffer671/
Neffeth671/
Neufher671/
Newf671/
Newffer671/
Neihofs671/
Nnif671/
Nipf671/
Ngaifeh671/
Nnajife671/
Noueffe671/
Nejfeit671/
Nefeova671/
Neffets671/
Neufeid671/
Ngif671/
Neffesh671/
Niwf671/
Neyffer671/
Nuif671/
Nuef671/
Nnef671/
Nizf671/
Nifh671/
Gneffer671/
Gnif671/
Neaffie670/
Newfest670/
Neufest670/
Neipher670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Neife
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