Nesifa Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Nesifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nesifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nesifa (25) may also be a first name.

Nesifa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nesifa is found most in Indonesia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nesifa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nesifa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Nesifa reside; 85 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 85 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 25 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 12,022,654. In Indonesia Nesifa is most numerous in: Jambi, where 100 percent reside. Besides Indonesia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 8 percent reside and Uganda, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nasifa83209/
Negifa83150/
Nezifa8336/
Nesefa832/
Nasifah771,165/
Nashifa7713/
Nassifa772/
Naasifa771/
Nisaifa771/
Nashifah7118/
Nissaifa712/
Naashifa711/
Nazifa671,541/
Nezifi6719/
Nezife6716/
Nezefa672/
Netshifhe671/
Nazeefa6229/
Naseefa6217/
Nizifah626/
Nasipha621/
Nasefah621/
Nisefat621/
Nazeefay573/
Noisipha571/
Naziefah571/
Necefi503/
Nizifi502/
Nazyfa501/
Negefo501/
Nezefi501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nesifa
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