Monifa Surname

458,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Monifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Monifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Monifa (4,844) may also be a first name.

Monifa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Monifa (Arabic: مونيفه, Hindi: मोनिफा, Marathi: मोनीफा) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Monifa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 458,119th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,874,723 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Monifa live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 98,137th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 4,844 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is held by 721 people, or 1 in 221,022. Excluding Bangladesh Monifa occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Monifa Last Name Statistics demography

Monifa earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Monifat923/
Moniefa921/
Moonifa921/
Monifah920/
Manifa83233/
Munifa83182/
Monifi83124/
Monefa8340/
Menifa8319/
Monify835/
Monufa832/
Monife831/
Monifo831/
Munifah772,611/
Manifah77105/
Manifat7737/
Manaifa775/
Munnifa774/
Monifee773/
Monifer772/
Mhanifa771/
Munifat771/
Maniefa771/
Mangifa771/
Mounefa771/
Moniefe771/
Menaifa771/
Menifah771/
Maniffa771/
Musnifa771/
Munaifa771/
Munaifah7110/
Munifaah717/
Monnipha711/
Moniphas711/
Mhanifah711/
Monefast710/
Manifi6775/
Manife6754/
Manefa6741/
Munifo6733/
Manifo6724/
Munefa6716/
Munifi6710/
Menefa672/
Manufa672/
Manify672/
Monefe672/
Menifo672/
Monefi671/
Monefy671/
Monheifer670/

Monifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Monifa in the Marathi language
मोनीफाmonipha-
Monifa in the Hindi language
मोनिफाmonipha66.67
मुनीफाmunipha33.33
Monifa in the Arabic language
مونيفهmwnyfh-

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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 Monifa
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