Hifa Surname
Approximately 291 people bear this surname
Hifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 113 | 1:49,886 | 4,148 |
| Syria | 100 | 1:193,010 | 3,973 |
| Indonesia | 37 | 1:3,574,303 | 189,798 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
Hifa (2,680) may also be a first name.
Hifa Demographics
Hifa Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Hifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hifa (Arabic: حيفه, Hindi: हिफा) occurs in Lebanon more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hifa? popularity and diffusion
Hifa is the 912,827th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,043,113 people. The surname Hifa is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Hifa are found; 74 percent are found in West Asia and 74 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 141,565th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 2,680 people.
The surname Hifa is most common in Lebanon, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 49,886. In Lebanon it is most frequent in: North Governorate, where 53 percent reside, Beqaa Governorate, where 41 percent reside and Akkar Governorate, where 3 percent reside. Other than Lebanon this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 34 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.
Hifa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Hifa last name is predominantly Maronite (62%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hifa in the Hindi language | ||
| हिफा | hipha | - |
| Hifa in the Arabic language | ||
| حيفه | hyfh | - |
| هيفه | hyfh | - |
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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 Hifa
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