Yusifu Surname

455,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 744 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yusifu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yusifu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6931:255,61714,733
Cameroon291:716,17551,453
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Yusifu (2,110) may also be a first name.

Yusifu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yusifu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yusifu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 455,289th most common surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 9,795,089 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Yusifu reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yusifu is also the 163,694th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 2,110 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 693 people, or 1 in 255,617. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kano, where 20 percent are found, Jigawa, where 19 percent are found and Benue, where 14 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Yusifu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yusifu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Yusifu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.69% less than the national average, earning $38,107 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yussifu9217/
Yusifuh9210/
Yusifou921/
Yusuifu921/
Yusifus921/
Yousifu921/
Yousifou861/
Yusefu8322/
Yusyfu832/
Youssifou80303/
Yousefu771/
Yushefu771/
Youssiffou751/
Yousseifou751/
Jusefu674/
Ayozifu621/
Youcefui571/
Josefu50320/

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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 Yusifu
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