Usifu Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Usifu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 67 | 1:2,643,922 | 85,652 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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 last name Usifu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Usifu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,121,169th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Usifu live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Usifu is also the 646,152nd most common forename globally, held by 197 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 2,643,922. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 25 percent reside, Kano, where 21 percent reside and Sokoto, where 16 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usifou | 91 | 5 | / |
| Usuifu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Isifu | 80 | 62 | / |
| Osifu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Usefu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Usyfu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Uissifou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Issifu | 73 | 15,606 | / |
| Hosifu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ishifu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Isifui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Isiffou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osefu | 60 | 30 | / |
| Isefu | 60 | 4 | / |
| Uzefu | 60 | 2 | / |
| Ugefu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Hissiffou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Houzzifou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Uchefu | 55 | 3 | / |
| Hugefu | 55 | 2 | / |
| Jisefu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Oshefu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Hosefu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Euchefu | 50 | 2 | / |
| Uchefou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Usifu
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