Nwifi Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nwifi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nwifi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Nwifi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nwifi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nwifi.

How Common Is The Last Name Nwifi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwifi are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Nwifi is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 40 percent are found, Enugu, where 38 percent are found and Rivers, where 13 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nwifii9115/
Nwifio917/
Nwaifi912/
Nwifihe831/
Nwiffio831/
Nwefi8095/
Nwife8075/
Nwifa8066/
Nbifi801/
Nwaife7350/
Nwefie7327/
Nwufie7313/
Nweffi736/
Nwoifa732/
Nwefio731/
Nwiffa731/
Nwifer731/
Nwoife731/
Nwefihe67324/
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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 Nwifi
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