Huaifa Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Huaifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Huaifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Huaifa (3,729) may also be a first name.

Huaifa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Huaifa (Hindi: हुअैफा) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Huaifa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Huaifa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Huaifa are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 115,310th most prevalent forename worldwide It is held by 3,729 people.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Sokoto, where 64 percent live and Zamfara, where 36 percent live. Not including Nigeria Huaifa is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khuaifa921/
Uaifa915/
Bouaifa774/
Uaifo7387/
Huaiphat71267/
Huaiphai7137/
Chuaiphat6794/
Chuaiphai6728/
Wahifa674/
Bohifa671/
Bouifa671/
Beaifa671/
Bouaifi62803/
Bayiefa621/
Vahifah621/
Vaijaifa571/
Vaefa558/
Chuaiphet5325/
Vahifi50926/
Vaoifi5043/
Wahifi507/
Bouifi501/
Wahefa501/

Huaifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Huaifa in the Hindi language
हुअैफाhuaaipha-

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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 Huaifa
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