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) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anifa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Anifa is the 41,115th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 572,965 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Anifa reside; 87 percent reside in Central Africa and 87 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Anifa is also the 16,653rd most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 56,529 people.
The last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 11,075 people, or 1 in 6,671. Outside of The DR Congo Anifa exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 7 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.
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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