Malifa Surname
Approximately 638 people bear this surname
Malifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samoa | 284 | 1:682 | 204 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Indonesia | 96 | 1:1,377,596 | 94,593 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Tanzania | 16 | 1:3,308,851 | 50,463 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Malifa (1,292) may also be a first name.
Malifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malifa (Hindi: मलिफा) has its highest incidence in Samoa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Malifa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 512,152nd most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 11,422,486 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Malifa are found; 48 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 45 percent are found in Polynesia. Malifa is also the 219,079th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 1,292 people.
It is most frequent in Samoa, where it is carried by 284 people, or 1 in 682. Outside of Samoa this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaifa | 92 | 9 | / |
| Maulifa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Malifah | 92 | 2 | / |
| Maalifa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Malifaud | 86 | 35 | / |
| Maulifah | 86 | 34 | / |
| Maalifah | 86 | 12 | / |
| Mahalifa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Malife | 83 | 235 | / |
| Malifi | 83 | 193 | / |
| Molifa | 83 | 71 | / |
| Malefa | 83 | 58 | / |
| Malufa | 83 | 24 | / |
| Mallifaud | 80 | 5 | / |
| Malufau | 77 | 60 | / |
| Malifer | 77 | 59 | / |
| Malufah | 77 | 36 | / |
| Mahlufa | 77 | 14 | / |
| Maliffe | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mailufa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Maalifi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Malipha | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mailefa | 77 | 4 | / |
| 'Malefa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Malifot | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mahlefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malefoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malefaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Majlefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahalefa | 71 | 256 | / |
| Maliphat | 71 | 121 | / |
| Mealiffe | 71 | 84 | / |
| Malaipha | 71 | 27 | / |
| Maaylefa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mauliffe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maledfai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mealifer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahaliva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maliefeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maliphai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malifooz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malefiea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malefo | 67 | 5,081 | / |
| Molifi | 67 | 1,770 | / |
| Molife | 67 | 1,496 | / |
| Malefe | 67 | 189 | / |
| Malefi | 67 | 64 | / |
| Melefa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Molefa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Malaiphat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mallefait | 67 | 2 | / |
| Malaiphai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Molifo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meauliffe | 67 | 1 | / |
Malifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malifa in the Hindi language | ||
| मलिफा | malipha | - |
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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 Malifa
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