Yilfa Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Yilfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yilfa (26) may also be a first name.
Yilfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yilfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yilfa occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yilfa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,116,508th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Yilfa is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Yilfa reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yilfa is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 26 people.
Yilfa is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 64 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 23 percent are found and Rivers, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Yilfa exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yilfai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ilfa | 89 | 145 | / |
| Ilfah | 80 | 160 | / |
| Ilfaz | 80 | 40 | / |
| Ilfat | 80 | 30 | / |
| Hilfa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ilfaj | 80 | 5 | / |
| Jilfa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ilffa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yilfy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yilfi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ilfas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iolfa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eilfa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hilfah | 73 | 23 | / |
| Hailfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ilfaut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gilfau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ilfaaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ilfais | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gilfay | 73 | 0 | / |
| Elfa | 67 | 1,034 | / |
| Ilfi | 67 | 77 | / |
| Ilfo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jlfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ylfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yilfashowa | 67 | 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
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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 Yilfa
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