Nifisa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Nifisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Nifisa (90) may also be a first name.
Nifisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nifisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nifisa (Hindi: नीफीसा, Marathi: नीफीसा, Oriya: ନିଫିସା) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nifisa? popularity and diffusion
Nifisa is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Nifisa occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Nifisa live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nifisa is also the 1,005,046th most common first name globally. It is borne by 90 people.
The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Nifisa is most frequent in: Gombe, where 50 percent reside and Zamfara, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Nifisa occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 25 percent reside and India, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifissa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nifisat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Naifissa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nefisa | 83 | 17,315 | / |
| Nifise | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nefissa | 77 | 9,708 | / |
| Nefidsa | 77 | 984 | / |
| Nefisat | 77 | 14 | / |
| Nufaisa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Nefisha | 77 | 9 | / |
| Nifedsa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neffisa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nefisia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nefisah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nefidssa | 71 | 255 | / |
| Nefesa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Nifizi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Niphitsat | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nefise | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nefisi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nefusa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nefiza | 67 | 1 | / |
Nifisa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nifisa in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିଫିସା | niphisa | - |
| Nifisa in the Marathi language | ||
| नीफीसा | niphisa | - |
| Nifisa in the Hindi language | ||
| नीफीसा | niphisa | 37.5 |
| नफीसा | naphisa | 25 |
| ऩफीसा | naphisa | 12.5 |
| निफीसा | niphisa | 12.5 |
| निफिसा | niphisa | 12.5 |
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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 Nifisa
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