Akifa Surname
Approximately 158 people bear this surname
Akifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 59 | 1:138,199 | 19,012 |
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| Indonesia | 39 | 1:3,391,005 | 183,158 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
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 surname Akifa (Bengali: আকিফা, Hindi: आकिफा) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akifa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,385,851st most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 37 percent of Akifa live; 37 percent live in Oceania Islands and 37 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Akifa is also the 187,233rd most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 1,688 people.
The last name Akifa is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 138,199. In Papua New Guinea Akifa is mostly 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 surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 31 percent are found and Indonesia, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akiefa | 91 | 157 | / |
| Akifah | 91 | 41 | / |
| Hakifa | 91 | 7 | / |
| Aakifa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Akaifa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Akeifa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aakifah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akhifah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akuifai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Akufa | 80 | 255 | / |
| Akifi | 80 | 227 | / |
| Akife | 80 | 60 | / |
| Akefa | 80 | 60 | / |
| Ekifa | 80 | 35 | / |
| Okifa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Akifo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Acifa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aqifa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akefah | 73 | 49 | / |
| Aqifah | 73 | 27 | / |
| Ekiefa | 73 | 23 | / |
| Akufai | 73 | 21 | / |
| Okiefa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ekeifa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Achifa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Akuefa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Akufah | 73 | 8 | / |
| Akaifo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Aquifa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Okeifa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Askifi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Okiffa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Akeefa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aqiffa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akuhfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekaifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aakefa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hacifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ekhifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hakifi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akoyfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Askife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Askify | 73 | 1 | / |
| Akivah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hachifa | 67 | 628 | / |
| Ackeifi | 67 | 292 | / |
| Achiffa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Eikhifa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Achifea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okiefai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Askifet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akuefah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okieyfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikaifi | 67 | 1 | / |
Akifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akifa in the Bengali language | ||
| আকিফা | akipha | - |
| Akifa in the Hindi language | ||
| आकिफा | akipha | 57.14 |
| अकीफा | akipha | 32.14 |
| अकिफा | akipha | 10.71 |
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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
- 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 Akifa
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