Anifa Surname

41,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Anifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo11,0751:6,671813
Uganda9491:41,1375,211
Indonesia3131:422,52135,493
India1561:4,917,086124,057
Nigeria1181:1,501,21057,254
Benin281:369,12927,947
Niger241:799,66718,510
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
France31:22,140,907385,998
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanifa9125,484/
Anifah915,051/
Anifat91148/
Annifa91129/
Ganifa9119/
Anisfa919/
Aniffa918/
Asnifa917/
Anoifa915/
Anifaa913/
Agnifa912/
Anifai912/
Aniefa911/
Anifaz911/
Anifoa911/
Anaifa911/
Hanifah8331,061/
Haniffa8310,406/
Annifah8315/
Ganiofa8314/
Hanifat8313/
Haniefa8313/
Hanifaa8310/
Hannifa837/
Hanaifa837/
Angifai837/
Aanifah836/
Hasnifa835/
Hanifha834/
Hanifai834/
Anifaya832/
Hanuifa831/
Hanifaz831/
Anifast831/
Hanhifa831/
Hanifay831/
Hanifas831/
Anufa80902/
Anifi80147/
Onifa80134/
Anefa80120/
Anife8066/
Anifo8025/
Anyfa8010/
Enifa809/
Anhfa801/
Haniffah77108/
Hannifah7750/
Haniefah7710/
Haenifah777/
Hanaifah777/
Hanifaah774/
Hanifaha771/
Hanniffa771/
Hannifau770/
Hannifay770/
Hanifi7315,991/
Hanufa733,310/
Hanefa73302/
Aneefa73272/
Hanife73255/
Hanify73237/
Anifer73157/
Enifah7345/
Henifa7343/
Hanifo7323/
Aniefo7320/
Anivah7317/
Anufah7314/
Honifa7313/
Ahnifi7312/
Aniefi7312/
Agnifo7310/
Gonifa7310/
Anoifi7310/
Onifah738/
Ganifi737/
Anefat736/
Ganefa735/
Anipha735/
Annifi735/
Anifoh734/
Onifad733/
Aniefe733/
Onaifa732/
Anefah732/
Agnifi732/
Ganifo732/
Anisfi731/
Anefaa731/
Ongifa731/
Anifeh731/
Anifio731/
Oneifa731/
Onifau731/
Hanifâ731/
Agnife731/
Aniwfi731/
Anifei731/
Aniffe731/
Angifi731/
Angefa731/
Aanifi731/
Anaifi731/
Eunifa731/
Haniffath711/
Hannifass710/
Hannifaut710/
Haneefa6716,390/
Hanifeh674,765/
Hanifee67112/
Hannify6788/
Ganiffo6750/
Haniffy6746/
Hanifer6734/
Honifah6730/
Hanivah6728/
Hanipha6727/
Hanyfah6724/
Hanifis6722/
Haniffe6719/
Hanifey6713/
Hanefah6712/
Aniefie675/
Hannifi674/
Hounifa674/
Aniphas673/
Ohunifa673/
Annifer673/
Ganifou672/
Hanaifi672/
Hanifayova671/
Hannefa671/
Aaneefa671/
Anneefa671/
Hannife671/
Aniefhe671/
Hanyfai671/
Anifoch671/
Haneifi671/
Aniphat671/
Haneffa671/
Hangefa671/
Hanifoh671/

Anifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anifa in the Oriya language
ଅନୀଫାanipha-
Anifa in the Marathi language
अनीसाanisa-
Anifa in the Hindi language
अनीफाanipha86.05
अनिफाanipha8.14
आनिफाanipha3.49
अनिफ़ाanifa1.16
Anifa in the Arabic language
انيفهanyfh-

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