Kasifa Surname
Approximately 494 people bear this surname
Kasifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 433 | 1:90,160 | 9,355 |
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Kasifa (23,727) may also be a first name.
Kasifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kasifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kasifa (Hindi: कासिफा, Marathi: कासीफा) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kasifa.
How Common Is The Last Name Kasifa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kasifa is the 621,618th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 14,752,117 people. The surname Kasifa is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Kasifa are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 33,305th most commonly held forename globally, held by 23,727 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 433 people, or 1 in 90,160. In Uganda Kasifa is most numerous in: Yumbe District, where 48 percent live, Arua District, where 11 percent live and Luweero District, where 5 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kassifa | 92 | 113 | / |
| Kashifa | 92 | 112 | / |
| Kasifah | 92 | 81 | / |
| Kaisifa | 92 | 53 | / |
| Katsifa | 92 | 48 | / |
| Khasifa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kasisfa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Katsifas | 86 | 218 | / |
| Khasifah | 86 | 40 | / |
| Khashifa | 86 | 12 | / |
| Khassifa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kashifaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kashiffa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kasifi | 83 | 32 | / |
| Kesifa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kacifa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kasefa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kaçifa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kosifa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kasife | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kasjfa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kasifo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kasify | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kashifaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kashifi | 77 | 377 | / |
| Kassifi | 77 | 255 | / |
| Katsifi | 77 | 206 | / |
| Kosifas | 77 | 160 | / |
| Kotsifa | 77 | 150 | / |
| Khasifi | 77 | 82 | / |
| Kasipha | 77 | 16 | / |
| Khajifa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kashefa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kossifa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Khosifa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kashify | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kasiffy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khazifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kashiffaiz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kotsifas | 71 | 423 | / |
| Katsifos | 71 | 129 | / |
| Katsifou | 71 | 105 | / |
| Khosifah | 71 | 42 | / |
| Khachifa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Khajifah | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kashifes | 71 | 6 | / |
| Catsifas | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khazaifa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kashifee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kassaifi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasseify | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kachaifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kashipha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kashifos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasjfasz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qasifi | 67 | 81 | / |
| Kasyfi | 67 | 76 | / |
| Kasefi | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kesefa | 67 | 31 | / |
| Qasefa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kagefa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kosifi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Casife | 67 | 3 | / |
| Casifi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kassiffer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khassaifi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kosyfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qazifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kosefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khashaifi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kazifi | 67 | 1 | / |
Kasifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kasifa in the Marathi language | ||
| कासीफा | kasipha | - |
| Kasifa in the Hindi language | ||
| कासिफा | kasipha | 91.9 |
| कासीफा | kasipha | 3.81 |
| कसीफा | kasipha | 1.9 |
| कसिफा | kasipha | 0.95 |
| काशिफा | kasipha | 0.48 |
| कासिफ़ा | kasifa | 0.48 |
| कासिफ | kasipha | 0.48 |
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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 Kasifa
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