Asifa Surname
Approximately 3,609 people bear this surname
Asifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,398 | 1:126,712 | 8,292 |
| Pakistan | 866 | 1:206,286 | 4,989 |
| India | 562 | 1:1,364,885 | 52,842 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Indonesia | 152 | 1:870,060 | 65,341 |
| Maldives | 78 | 1:5,182 | 471 |
| Iran | 33 | 1:2,326,743 | 78,121 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
The alternate forms: Asifâ (1) are calculated separately.
Asifa (93,207) may also be a first name.
Asifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Asifa (Bengali: আসিফা, Hindi: आसिफा, Marathi: आसीका, Oriya: ଆସିଫା) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Asifâ. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Asifa? popularity and diffusion
Asifa is the 126,021st most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,019,270 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Asifa are found; 55 percent are found in South Asia and 40 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Asifa is also the 10,850th most numerous forename world-wide, held by 93,207 people.
The surname Asifa is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,398 people, or 1 in 126,712. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Osun, where 47 percent are found, Oyo, where 14 percent are found and Lagos, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 24 percent are found and India, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Asifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asifa in the Bengali language | ||
| আসিফা | asipha | - |
| Asifa in the Hindi language | ||
| आसिफा | asipha | 90.67 |
| आसीफा | asipha | 3.63 |
| असिफा | asipha | 3.05 |
| असीफा | asipha | 1.89 |
| आसिफ़ा | asifa | 0.32 |
| आसिफ | asipha | 0.32 |
| आशिफा | asipha | 0.06 |
| अशिफा | asipha | 0.03 |
| आसिका | asika | 0.03 |
| Asifa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆସିଫା | asipha | 82.14 |
| ଅସିଫା | asipha | 14.29 |
| ନସିରନ୍ | nasiran | 3.57 |
| Asifa in the Marathi language | ||
| आसीका | asika | 25 |
| असीया | asiya | 8.33 |
| आसीना | asina | 8.33 |
| असीका | asika | 8.33 |
| तसिनम | tasinama | 8.33 |
| आसेफ़ाअ | asefa'a | 8.33 |
| आसीक | asika | 8.33 |
| आसीया | asiya | 8.33 |
| असीफ़ा | asifa | 8.33 |
| आसीमा | asima | 8.33 |
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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 Asifa
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