Udefi Surname

218,177th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,878 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Udefi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Udefi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,8731:94,5776,511
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Udefi (19) may also be a first name.

Udefi Last Name Facts

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

Udefi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Udefi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 218,177th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,880,482 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Udefi live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Udefi is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 19 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,873 people, or 1 in 94,577. In Nigeria Udefi is mostly concentrated in: Enugu, where 53 percent live, Anambra, where 16 percent live and Lagos, where 7 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Udefi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hudefi91115/
Udiefi914/
Udeifi911/
Udehfi911/
Udeefi911/
Hudaefi8334/
Goudefi831/
Udoefie831/
Hudeifi831/
Hudhefi831/
Udefa8028/
Udefe8014/
Udafi8014/
Udofi8010/
Odefi804/
Idefi801/
Goudefai7712/
Udoefe7380/
Udofai7358/
Hudofi7319/
Udofie7318/
Odeifi7310/
Hudefa7310/
Hodefi7310/
Hudefe735/
Udofoi734/
Hudafi734/
Udefer731/
Udafie731/
Udofei731/
Udoffi731/
Udiefe731/
Hudeifa67311/
Hudaifi6739/
Udoeffe676/
Hudeyfa675/
Ouddafi672/
Udoefeh672/
Hudiefa672/
Houdefe671/
Hideffi671/
Udoifio671/
Hodeffi671/
Oudeffe671/
Oudefaa671/

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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 Udefi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis