Bifa Surname
Approximately 1,634 people bear this surname
Bifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| Indonesia | 77 | 1:1,717,522 | 111,746 |
| Papua New Guinea | 52 | 1:156,802 | 21,647 |
| Tanzania | 17 | 1:3,114,213 | 50,054 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Bifa (8,021) may also be a first name.
Bifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bifa (Hindi: बीफा, Russian: Бифа) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bifa.
How Common Is The Last Name Bifa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 243,941st most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,459,942 people. The surname Bifa is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Bifa live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 70,967th most commonly occurring forename world-wide It is held by 8,021 people.
The surname is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Outside of Ethiopia Bifa occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 5 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bifa in the Hindi language | ||
| बीफा | bipha | 83.33 |
| बिफा | bipha | 16.67 |
| Bifa in the Russian language | ||
| Бифа | bifa | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Bifa
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