Jenifa Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Maldives

Jenifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jenifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
India261:29,502,515369,827
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Maldives171:23,7751,460
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Jenifa (49,115) may also be a first name.

Jenifa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jenifa (Bengali: জেনিফা, Marathi: जेनीफा, Oriya: େଜନିଫା) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jenifa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,364,059th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 46 percent of Jenifa live; 27 percent live in South Asia and 22 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Jenifa is also the 18,783rd most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 49,115 people.

The last name Jenifa is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Apart from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent reside and India, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jennifa929/
Djenifa927/
Jenifat923/
Jenifaa922/
Jeniffa922/
Jenifah921/
Jenifea921/
Enifa919/
Jeannifa861/
Senifa8357/
Henifa8343/
Jenefa8317/
Genifa836/
Jenife832/
Jenyfa832/
Zenifa832/
Jenifi831/
Jenifer772,808/
Jennife7727/
Zenifah777/
Seniffa775/
Jenipha772/
Jeneefa772/
Jenifeh772/
Djinifa771/
Genifea771/
Genifai771/
Jenifet771/
Jennyfa771/
Jenivah771/
Djenifo771/
Yengifa771/
Khenifa771/
Jennefa771/
Enifo73151/
Enife73130/
Enifj7321/
Enefa7315/
Enifi737/
Jennifer717,576/
Jeniffer71558/
Chennifa71137/
Heniffah711/
Jennyffa711/
Jhenisfe711/
Jeanifey711/
Jeniphat711/
Jenifeer711/
Jeanifer710/
Ennifi67171/
Jenniffer67109/
Enaife6740/
Enefaa6737/
Jetniphat6733/
Enuife6732/
Ennefa6728/
Enaifo6725/
Enaifi6721/
Enifeh6717/
Jenefe6711/
Jenefi676/
Enefah674/
Sinifa674/
Jeyniffer672/
Genife672/
Genefa672/
Jyeynyffa671/
Jeannifer671/
Jenniferr671/
Jennifeer671/
Jennifher671/
Genify671/
Jenyfe671/
Eniofe671/
Jenefy671/
Senefa671/
Eneife671/
Genifi671/
Enifey670/

Jenifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jenifa in the Bengali language
জেনিফাjenipha-
Jenifa in the Marathi language
जेनीफाjenipha92.31
जॅनीफाjenipha7.69
Jenifa in the Oriya language
େଜନିଫାejanipha66.67
େଯନିଫାeyanipha33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jenifa
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