Usif Surname

657,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Usif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Usif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2251:787,30135,295
Pakistan2201:812,01811,483
India51:153,413,076951,030
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Usif (566) may also be a first name.

Usif Last Name Facts

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

Usif occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Usif? popularity and diffusion

The surname Usif is the 657,184th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 15,911,672 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Usif reside; 49 percent reside in West Africa and 49 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 352,783rd most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 566 people.

Usif is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 225 people, or 1 in 787,301. In Nigeria Usif is most common in: Kano, where 41 percent are found, Jigawa, where 16 percent are found and Sokoto, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Usif occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 48 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ussif89561/
Ausif8921/
Usiff8915/
Usaif899/
Usuif896/
Ousif895/
Usife893/
Uisif891/
Useif891/
Eusif891/
Husif891/
Ushif891/
Gusiff8028/
Husaif8010/
Oussif808/
Ousife801/
Gusief801/
Usiefe801/
Husief801/
Usef75756/
Osif75502/
Isif75149/
Uzif7533/
Usib7522/
Usiw755/
Usyf751/
Gusieff73105/
Husieff7318/
Ousseif735/
Husaift733/
Oussaif732/
Youusif731/
Hussaif731/
Aushiff731/
Oucif672,685/
Ouzif67579/
Issif67321/
Husef6778/
Ausef6743/
Gusiv6730/
Hosif6730/
Usefp6728/
Ujaif6726/
Uzaif6723/
Ousef6719/
Ossif6719/
Usiev6717/
Isaif6712/
Usaib6711/
Useef6711/
Husiw6711/
Ussef6710/
Usaiv679/
Osaif676/
Usefe675/
Usiew675/
Ousib673/
Eucif672/
Usiph672/
Uhsib671/
Osiff671/
Husib671/
Euschief671/
Youussif671/
Uysifova671/
Ushiv671/
Usibh671/
Augif671/
Oseif671/
Gusef671/
Useff671/
Ugief670/

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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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  • 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 Usif
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