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
Hifa (Arabic: حيفه, Hindi: हिफा) occurs in Lebanon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hifa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hifa is the 912,827th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. The surname Hifa occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Hifa live; 74 percent live in West Asia and 74 percent live in Levant. Hifa is also the 141,565th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 2,680 people.
The last name Hifa is most widely held in Lebanon, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 49,886. In Lebanon it is primarily found in: North Governorate, where 53 percent are found, Beqaa Governorate, where 41 percent are found and Akkar Governorate, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Lebanon it is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 34 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.
Hifa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Hifa last name is primarily 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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