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
Anifa (Arabic: انيفه, Hindi: अनीफा, Marathi: अनीसा, Oriya: ଅନୀଫା) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Anifa.
How Common Is The Last Name Anifa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 41,115th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 572,965 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Anifa live; 87 percent live in Central Africa and 87 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 16,653rd most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 56,529 people.
The last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 11,075 people, or 1 in 6,671. Without taking into account The DR Congo Anifa occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 7 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.
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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