Nyifi Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nyifi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyifi 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
Nigeria1141:1,553,88458,636
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Nyifi (38) may also be a first name.

Nyifi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyifi has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nyifi.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyifi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyifi is the 1,701,480th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyifi live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nyifi is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent given name on earth. It is borne by 38 people.

Nyifi is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 1,553,884. In Nigeria Nyifi is most common in: Taraba, where 98 percent reside, Adamawa, where 1 percent reside and Borno, where 1 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Nyifi is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

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
Nyife80169/
Njifi8014/
Nyefi801/
Njifie7352/
Nyifeh7326/
Nyiphi7319/
Njifit7312/
Nyefio731/
Njiefi731/
Njifih731/
Nyuyfi731/
Naayifa672/
Nehifei671/
Njiffit671/
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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 Nyifi
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