Halifia Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Halifia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Halifia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Halifia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Halifia occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Halifia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Halifia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Halifia is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Halifia live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Halifia is mostly found in: Kogi, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Halifia exists in one country. It is also common in Algeria, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalifia938/
Alifia92741/
Khalaifia883/
Alifiah86366/
Allifia8611/
Aliffia868/
Halufia866/
Aliefia865/
Aulifia863/
Helifia861/
Aalifia861/
Kholifia8014/
Aliffiah805/
Khalefia804/
Allifiah801/
Helaifia801/
Alefia77113/
Olifia77107/
Alifya7738/
Alifio7713/
Alufia7712/
Alyfia7710/
Alifja771/
Cholifiah7588/
Alufiah7111/
Alefiah713/
Alaifea712/
Alifyah711/
Galifio711/
Khalife'ei711/
Khalifehei711/
Halefya711/
Kheilaifia711/
Holefia711/
Alifaijo6749/
Helayfia671/
Olioffia671/
Alifoijo671/

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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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  • 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 Halifia
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