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
The last name Asifa (Bengali: আসিফা, Hindi: आसिफा, Marathi: आसीका, Oriya: ଆସିଫା) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Asifâ. Click here to see other potential spellings of Asifa.
How Common Is The Last Name Asifa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 126,021st most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,019,270 people. The last name Asifa is primarily found in Asia, where 60 percent of Asifa reside; 55 percent reside in South Asia and 40 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 10,850th most common given name in the world, held by 93,207 people.
The last name Asifa is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,398 people, or 1 in 126,712. In Nigeria Asifa is most frequent in: Osun, where 47 percent reside, Oyo, where 14 percent reside and Lagos, where 9 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 24 percent reside and India, where 16 percent reside.
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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