Mulifa Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mulifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mulifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Mulifa (26) may also be a first name.

Mulifa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mulifa (Hindi: मुलीफा) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulifa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mulifa is the 6,063,924th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Mulifa is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of Mulifa are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Mulifa is also the 2,084,397th most common forename internationally, held by 26 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 18,892,742. In Indonesia Mulifa is mostly found in: Southeast Sulawesi, where 71 percent live, Papua, where 14 percent live and West Papua, where 14 percent live. Outside of Indonesia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mulifah92116/
Muhlifa9211/
Mulifai9210/
Muslifa927/
Maulifa923/
Mutlifa922/
Mulifha921/
Muhlifah8642/
Maulifah8634/
Mulaifah863/
Mulife83987/
Mulefa8383/
Molifa8371/
Mulifo833/
Milifa831/
Mulifi831/
Mulifhe774/
Mulipha773/
Mulifho772/
Moulefa771/
Mulaifi771/
Mullefa771/
Mulayfah714/
Mauliffe712/
Mulifhoi711/
Mulaifie711/
Mullifer710/
Molifi671,770/
Molife671,496/
Molefa6712/
Mulefe675/
Milufa672/
Molifo671/
Mulefi671/
Mulefo671/
Mulufo671/

Mulifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mulifa in the Hindi language
मुलीफाmulipha-

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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 Mulifa
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