Usifu Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Usifu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Usifu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria671:2,643,92285,652
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Usifu (197) may also be a first name.

Usifu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Usifu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Usifu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,121,169th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Usifu reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Usifu is also the 646,152nd most numerous first name internationally It is held by 197 people.

Usifu is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 2,643,922. In Nigeria Usifu is most common in: Benue, where 25 percent reside, Kano, where 21 percent reside and Sokoto, where 16 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Usifu is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Usifou915/
Usuifu911/
Isifu8062/
Osifu8011/
Usefu803/
Usyfu802/
Uissifou771/
Issifu7315,606/
Hosifu736/
Ishifu733/
Isifui731/
Isiffou671/
Osefu6030/
Isefu604/
Uzefu602/
Ugefu601/
Hissiffou571/
Houzzifou571/
Uchefu553/
Hugefu552/
Jisefu551/
Oshefu551/
Hosefu551/
Euchefu502/
Uchefou501/

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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
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  • 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 Usifu
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