Alifa Surname
Approximately 21,613 people bear this surname
Alifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 14,731 | 1:923 | 160 |
| Cameroon | 2,654 | 1:7,826 | 1,003 |
| Nigeria | 1,321 | 1:134,097 | 8,672 |
| Bangladesh | 1,262 | 1:126,273 | 5,065 |
| Indonesia | 767 | 1:172,424 | 16,711 |
| Tanzania | 259 | 1:204,408 | 17,375 |
| Spain | 132 | 1:354,182 | 20,197 |
| Niger | 84 | 1:228,476 | 7,450 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Ivory Coast | 62 | 1:372,117 | 13,068 |
| Zimbabwe | 56 | 1:275,683 | 28,626 |
| Philippines | 54 | 1:1,874,782 | 115,801 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
Alifa (21,190) may also be a first name.
Alifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alifa (Arabic: اليفه, Bengali: আলিফা, Hindi: अलीफा, Marathi: अलीका, Oriya: ଆଲିଫା, Russian: Алифа) occurs in Chad more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alifa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 24,962nd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 337,183 people. The last name Alifa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Alifa reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 36,213th most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 21,190 people.
The last name is most common in Chad, where it is carried by 14,731 people, or 1 in 923. Barring Chad this last name is found in 40 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 12 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alifa in the Bengali language | ||
| আলিফা | alipha | - |
| Alifa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲିଫା | alipha | - |
| Alifa in the Marathi language | ||
| अलीका | alika | - |
| Alifa in the Hindi language | ||
| अलीफा | alipha | 64.52 |
| आलिफा | alipha | 19.35 |
| अलिफा | alipha | 16.13 |
| Alifa in the Russian language | ||
| Алифа | alifa | - |
| Alifa in the Arabic language | ||
| اليفه | alyfh | - |
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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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- 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 Alifa
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