Assifa Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Assifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Assifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1891:54,6866,829
Niger261:738,15417,467
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Assifa (141) may also be a first name.

Assifa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Assifa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Assifa is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Assifa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Assifa is the 1,055,483rd most frequently used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Assifa are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 778,371st most prevalent first name on earth, held by 141 people.

This last name is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 189 people, or 1 in 54,686. In Benin it is primarily found in: Borgou Department, where 66 percent are found, Alibori Department, where 19 percent are found and Ouémé Department, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Benin Assifa occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 11 percent are found and Indonesia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Assifah9234/
Assifat9210/
Assifai924/
Assifaa922/
Assiffa921/
Asifa913,609/
Assiffah8610/
Assaifat861/
Hassifah861/
Assefa83349,680/
Asifat831,750/
Asifah83735/
Ashifa83355/
Assifi83226/
Assyfa83208/
Asifoa8364/
Aasifa8346/
Hasifa8345/
Atsifa8324/
Assifo8315/
Essifa836/
Asiffa835/
Asifaa834/
Asaifa832/
Asifha832/
Aseifa832/
Asifau832/
Gasifa831/
Assify831/
Asizfa831/
Ashifat77295/
Hasifah77202/
Assifer77100/
Asseffa7741/
Assyfah7739/
Assaife7727/
Ashifah7727/
Asiffah7720/
Hasifat7720/
Assifou7716/
Aashifa779/
Assifid779/
Asaifat777/
Aessefa775/
Ashifad774/
Assifie774/
Hashifa774/
Aasifah774/
Aasifha773/
Assefha773/
Assaify772/
Asiffat772/
Hasaifa771/
Asifaja771/
Hassifo771/
Aasifat771/
Ashifau771/
Hassifi771/
Aasifaa771/
Assiffo771/
Ashgifa771/
Assefat771/
Asefa73376,937/
Esifa73729/
Azifa73494/
Asifi73285/
Asifo7384/
Asyfa7366/
Asife7355/
Osifa7338/
Asufa738/
Asify737/
Axifa732/
Acifa731/
Asifâ731/
Assefash713,381/
Hassifou7112/
Hashifah7111/
Asseyfat711/
Aissifou711/
Assiffou711/
Ashifhat711/
Aseffa6721,756/
Assefi67349/
Asefah67165/
Osiefa67122/
Asipha6780/
Ashifo6754/
Osifat6739/
Hazifa6734/
Aseefa6724/
Asuefa6722/
Asiffo6715/
Ashefa6715/
Assefy6714/
Asyfah6714/
Asefha6710/
Achifa6710/
Assefe679/
Hosseifat677/
Asifie677/
Ashife676/
Esiffa676/
Ashifi675/
Asaifi675/
Asifer674/
Asyhfa674/
Asjfat674/
Ossifo674/
Hasifi674/
Asiffy674/
Asifee673/
Ausefa673/
Esiefa673/
Ozaifa672/
Aasefa672/
Oseifa672/
Ashufa672/
Assufo672/
Asefau672/
Hasufa672/
Osaifa671/
Essefa671/
Aasife671/
Aasifi671/
Aazifa671/
Asefas671/
Asufai671/
Hasife671/
Hacifa671/
Osifah671/
Asefat671/
Osifoa671/
Gacifa671/
Asifey671/
Aziffa671/
Azeifa671/
Azaifa671/
Asifge671/
Asifod671/
Aesefa671/
Asefaa671/
Asefea671/
Asuifi671/
Ousifa671/
Asiffi671/
Hasyfa671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Assifa
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