Alifah Surname

69,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,087 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Alifah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alifah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia7,0161:18,8502,282
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Syria141:1,378,6447,647
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Alifah (6,325) may also be a first name.

Alifah Last Name Facts

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

Alifah (Marathi: अलीफा) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alifah? popularity and diffusion

Alifah is the 69,828th most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,028,298 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Alifah are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Alifah is also the 82,841st most frequent first name globally It is held by 6,325 people.

The last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 7,016 people, or 1 in 18,850. In Indonesia Alifah is primarily concentrated in: East Java, where 46 percent reside, Central Java, where 27 percent reside and West Java, where 12 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 0 percent reside and Syria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halifah922,041/
Aliffah9280/
Allifah9234/
Aliefah9211/
Alifaha926/
Alifa9121,613/
Haelifah867/
Haulifah867/
Alifahat861/
Alifahad861/
Halifa8314,438/
Aulifa83138/
Alufah83119/
Alifat8387/
Galifa8374/
Alivah8371/
Elifah8363/
Allifa8323/
Aalifa8317/
Aliffa8311/
Alifha837/
Alifoa837/
Olifah835/
Alaifa835/
Alhifa835/
Alifas832/
Alifai832/
Alefah831/
Aloifa831/
Aleifa831/
Alifaj831/
Alishfaha801/
Holifah775,258/
Galiffa77727/
Gallifa77539/
Halifat77120/
Halivah7741/
Aleijfa779/
Aliefai776/
Olaifah773/
Alaifea772/
Alifaid772/
Galifau771/
Haliufa771/
Alhaifa771/
Alhifaz771/
Halifha771/
Haalifa771/
Alifait771/
Helifah771/
Alufa731,327/
Alifo731,006/
Elifa73170/
Olifa7357/
Alefa7324/
Alyfa731/
Ealeifoh7126/
Hoilifah717/
Aliphajh711/
Alliefai711/
Aleafeah711/
Haslyfah711/
Hallifas710/
Olaifa678,925/
Elifai671,097/
Alifei67674/
Holifa67527/
Alipha67472/
Helifa67422/
Galyfa6738/
Elivah6722/
Alifou6719/
Alufai6717/
Elaifa6716/
Aleefa6715/
Elifau6715/
Elifoh6714/
Alufaa6712/
Halufa679/
Halefa678/
Aliufo677/
Alufha675/
Alefay675/
Elifay674/
Oulifa674/
Alifeu673/
Olivah673/
Halifo672/
Alifoo672/
Alhufa672/
Alefea672/
Ellifa671/
Aliefo671/
Allufa671/
Aletfa671/
Oliefa671/
Olifoh671/
Elifaa671/
Eliffa671/
Alufoh671/
Ajlefa671/
Aalefa671/
Alyfay671/
Olifat671/
Galefa671/
Allefa671/
Alevah671/
Alevfa671/
Alifos671/
Aliofo671/
Elifha671/
Aliffo670/
Gallifeau670/

Alifah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alifah in the Marathi language
अलीफाalipha-

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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 Alifah
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