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

The surname Neife is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Neife? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,385,851st most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Neife reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 417,739th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 423 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 1,671,158. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Enugu, where 82 percent live, Niger, where 8 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 21 percent live and Argentina, where 9 percent live.

Neife Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Neife has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Neife last name fell 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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