Nifa Surname

268,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Morocco

Nifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Indonesia2541:520,66642,361
France1061:626,62982,018
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
India161:47,941,586492,263
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Nifa (3,914) may also be a first name.

Nifa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nifa (Hindi: नीफा, Russian: Нифа) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nifa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nifa is the 268,560th most commonly held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 5,015,517 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Nifa live; 45 percent live in South Asia and 44 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 111,961st most common first name on earth. It is borne by 3,914 people.

Nifa is most common in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 631 people, or 1 in 252,546. Apart from Bangladesh it exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 21 percent live and Indonesia, where 17 percent live.

Nifa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nifa last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nifa earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42% less than the national average, earning $25,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nifas89283/
Nisfa89208/
Naifa89170/
Nifah89151/
Noifa89134/
Niffa8959/
Nifaz8935/
Nifai8927/
Nifad8924/
Nifat8916/
Neifa8913/
Hnifa8911/
Ngifa896/
Nifau892/
Niefa892/
Gnifa892/
Nifay892/
Nifaj891/
Nifaa891/
Nnifa891/
Nizfa891/
Nuifa891/
Niofa891/
Naifah80105/
Nifaut8068/
Nisfea8027/
Nishfa8022/
Nuifah8014/
Naaifa809/
Neifah805/
Nifaaz804/
Nuifau804/
Naifaa802/
Nifhat802/
Nifaya801/
Noifea801/
Nisfaa801/
Naidfa801/
Naifad801/
Naifai801/
Nifass801/
Gnuifa801/
Gniffa801/
Nnifea801/
Niffah801/
Naihfa801/
Nifash801/
Hnifah801/
Nufa75636/
Nefa75179/
Nifo75115/
Nifi7595/
Nife7556/
Njfa751/
Neifach7340/
Nishfah7319/
Naaifaa731/
Nishfaa731/
Nouijfa731/
Naifaya731/
Naife6712,596/
Naifi67663/
Nefaa67515/
Nefah67444/
Ngefa67332/
Nivah67327/
Neffa67270/
Nipha67237/
Nisfi67203/
Nifer67173/
Neife67158/
Nefas67129/
Nefat67124/
Nayfa67108/
Niofi6781/
Naify6761/
Neufa6751/
Netfa6743/
Nefaz6739/
Niefo6734/
Nefai6731/
Nufea6726/
Nisfo6724/
Nifou6719/
Nufah6716/
Niffe6716/
Nufai6714/
Nefea6713/
Hnifi6712/
Neifi6710/
Hnife678/
Najfa677/
Naifo677/
Nepfa677/
Nefga674/
Nifis673/
Neefa673/
Nefaj672/
Gnifi672/
Nufau672/
Gnife672/
Gnifo672/
Nefau672/
Niofe672/
Niffy672/
Niffo672/
Nuufa671/
Nejfa671/
Nesfa671/
Nifod671/
Nifed671/
Nefad671/
Nifii671/
Ngifo671/
Nifet671/
Nifho671/
Nifoy671/
Néfau671/
Nehfa671/
Noyfa671/
Nidfo671/

Nifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nifa in the Hindi language
नीफाnipha69.57
निफाnipha30.43
Nifa in the Russian language
Нифаnifa-

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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 Nifa
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