Akifa Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Akifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea591:138,19919,012
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
India81:95,883,173728,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Akifa (1,688) may also be a first name.

Akifa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Akifa (Bengali: আকিফা, Hindi: आकिफा) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akifa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,385,851st most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 37 percent of Akifa reside; 37 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 37 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 187,233rd most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 1,688 people.

Akifa is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 138,199. In Papua New Guinea Akifa is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 90 percent are found, National Capital District, where 8 percent are found and Madang, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 31 percent are found and Indonesia, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akiefa91157/
Akifah9141/
Hakifa917/
Aakifa916/
Akaifa914/
Akeifa911/
Aakifah831/
Akhifah831/
Akuifai831/
Akufa80255/
Akifi80227/
Akife8060/
Akefa8060/
Ekifa8035/
Okifa807/
Akifo804/
Acifa801/
Aqifa801/
Akefah7349/
Aqifah7327/
Ekiefa7323/
Akufai7321/
Okiefa7313/
Ekeifa7311/
Achifa7310/
Akuefa738/
Akufah738/
Akaifo736/
Aquifa735/
Okeifa735/
Askifi734/
Okiffa734/
Akeefa733/
Aqiffa733/
Akuhfa731/
Ekaifa731/
Aakefa731/
Hacifa731/
Ekhifa731/
Hakifi731/
Akoyfa731/
Askife731/
Askify731/
Akivah731/
Hachifa67628/
Ackeifi67292/
Achiffa679/
Eikhifa675/
Achifea673/
Okiefai671/
Askifet671/
Akuefah671/
Okieyfa671/
Aikaifi671/

Akifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akifa in the Bengali language
আকিফাakipha-
Akifa in the Hindi language
आकिफाakipha57.14
अकीफाakipha32.14
अकिफाakipha10.71

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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 Akifa
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