Anifa Surname
Approximately 12,719 people bear this surname
Anifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 11,075 | 1:6,671 | 813 |
| Uganda | 949 | 1:41,137 | 5,211 |
| Indonesia | 313 | 1:422,521 | 35,493 |
| India | 156 | 1:4,917,086 | 124,057 |
| Nigeria | 118 | 1:1,501,210 | 57,254 |
| Benin | 28 | 1:369,129 | 27,947 |
| Niger | 24 | 1:799,667 | 18,510 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Anifa (56,529) may also be a first name.
Anifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Anifa (Arabic: انيفه, Hindi: अनीफा, Marathi: अनीसा, Oriya: ଅନୀଫା) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anifa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Anifa is the 41,115th most numerous last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 572,965 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Anifa are found; 87 percent are found in Central Africa and 87 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 16,653rd most widely held forename internationally, borne by 56,529 people.
The surname Anifa is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 11,075 people, or 1 in 6,671. Beside The DR Congo it exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 7 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Anifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Anifa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅନୀଫା | anipha | - |
| Anifa in the Marathi language | ||
| अनीसा | anisa | - |
| Anifa in the Hindi language | ||
| अनीफा | anipha | 86.05 |
| अनिफा | anipha | 8.14 |
| आनिफा | anipha | 3.49 |
| अनिफ़ा | anifa | 1.16 |
| Anifa in the Arabic language | ||
| انيفه | anyfh | - |
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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 Anifa
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